Compelling untruths: The effect of retention interval on content borrowing and vivid false memories |
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Authors: | James Michael Lampinen D Brent Ryals Keaton Smith |
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Institution: | 1. University of Arkansas , Fayetteville, AR, USA lampinen@uark.edu;3. University of Arkansas , Fayetteville, AR, USA |
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Abstract: | False memories are sometimes vivid and detailed. We proposed that the details that come to be associated with false memories may be produced by a process called content borrowing. In content borrowing, details from presented items are erroneously borrowed to corroborate the occurrence of the false memory item. In the present research we used think-out-loud protocols at both study and test to provide evidence for content borrowing in the DRM paradigm. We also demonstrated that content borrowing was more common after a 2-week delay, and was more common for critical lures than for missing exemplars. |
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