Individual differences in susceptibility to false memory in the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm |
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Authors: | Watson Jason M Bunting Michael F Poole Bradley J Conway Andrew R A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA. jason.watson@wustl.edu |
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Abstract: | The authors addressed whether individual differences in the working memory capacity (WMC) of young adults influence susceptibility to false memories for nonpresented critical words in the Deese-Roediger-McDermott associative list paradigm. The results of 2 experiments indicated that individuals with greater WMC recalled fewer critical words than individuals with reduced WMC when participants were forewarned about the tendency of associative lists (e.g., bed, rest, . . .) to elicit illusory memories for critical words (e.g., sleep). In contrast, both high and low WMC participants used repeated study-test trials to reduce recall of critical words. These findings suggest that individual differences in WMC influence cognitive control and the ability to actively maintain task goals in the face of interfering information or habit. |
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