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Abducted by a UFO: prevalence information affects young children's false memories for an implausible event

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Otgaar, Henry, Candel, Ingrid, Merckelbach, Harald and Wade, Kimberley A. (2009) Abducted by a UFO: prevalence information affects young children's false memories for an implausible event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol.23 (No.1). pp. 115-125. doi:10.1002/acp.1445 ISSN 0888-4080.

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Abstract

This study examined whether prevalence information promotes children's false memories for an implausible event. Forty-four 7-8 and forty-seven 11-12 year old children heard a true narrative about their first school day and a false narrative about either an implausible event (abducted by a UFO) or a plausible event (almost choking on a candy). Moreover, half of the children in each condition received prevalence information in the form of a false newspaper article while listening to the narratives. Across two interviews, children were asked to report everything they remembered about the events. In both age groups, plausible and implausible events were equally likely to give rise to false memories. Prevalence information increased the number of false memories in 7-8 year olds, but not in 11-12 year olds at Interview 1. Our findings demonstrate that young children can easily develop false memories of a highly implausible event. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Journal or Publication Title: Applied Cognitive Psychology
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN: 0888-4080
Official Date: January 2009
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DateEvent
January 2009Published
Volume: Vol.23
Number: No.1
Number of Pages: 11
Page Range: pp. 115-125
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1445
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek [Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research] (NWO)
Grant number: 400-05-015

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