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Anchoring effects in the development of false childhood memories
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Wade, Kimberley A. , Garry, Maryanne, Nash, Robert Alastair and Harper, David N. (2009) Anchoring effects in the development of false childhood memories. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Vol.17 (No.1). pp. 66-72. doi:10.3758/PBR.17.1.66 ISSN 1069-9384.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/PBR.17.1.66
Abstract
When people receive descriptions or doctored photos of events that never happened, they often come to remember those events. But if people receive both a description and a doctored photo, does the order in which they receive the information matter? We asked people to consider a description and a doctored photograph of a childhood hot air balloon ride, and we varied which medium they saw first. People who saw a description first reported more false images and memories than people who saw a photo first, a result that fits with an anchoring account of false childhood memories.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Child psychology, False memory syndrome, Autobiographical memory, Imagery (Psychology), Metacognition | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Psychonomic Bulletin & Review | ||||
Publisher: | Psychonomic Society, Inc. | ||||
ISSN: | 1069-9384 | ||||
Official Date: | 5 October 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.17 | ||||
Number: | No.1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 66-72 | ||||
DOI: | 10.3758/PBR.17.1.66 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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