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Memory conformity

Memory conformity, also known as social contagion of memory, refers to a situation in which one person's report of a memory influences another person… 
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2016
2016
Memory conformity occurs when one person’s memory report influences another person’s subsequent report concerning the same event… 
2013
2013
.......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Social Anxiety and Memory Conformity in Eyewitnesses ....................................................... 2 EXPERIMENT 1A ...................................................................................................................................... 24 Method ................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Results .................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Discussion ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 EXPERIMENT 1B ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Method ................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Results .................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Discussion ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 EXPERIMENT 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 34 The Present Research ...................................................................................................................................... 40 Method ................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Results .................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Discussion ............................................................................................................................................................. 54 General Discussion .................................................................................................................................. 59 References .................................................................................................................................................. 66 Table 1: Lineup Member Identification Frequency – Experiment 1A .................................. 75 Table 2: Mean “Try” and “Care” Scores for Mirror and No-­‐Mirror Conditions – Experiment 1A ........................................................................................................................................... 76 Table 3: Mean POMS-­‐SF Scores for Mirror and No-­‐Mirror Conditions – Experiment 1A ......................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Table 4: Mean State Anxiety Scores for Mirror and No-­‐Mirror Conditions – Experiment 1A .................................................................................................................................................................... 78 Table 5: Lineup Member Identification Frequency – Experiment 1B .................................. 79 Table 6: Mean Task Engagement Scores for Mirror v. No-­‐Mirror Conditions – Experiment 1A ........................................................................................................................................... 80 Table 7: Mean POMS-­‐SF Scores for Mirror and No-­‐Mirror Conditions – Experiment 1B ......................................................................................................................................................................... 81 Figure 1: Predicted Results – Experiment 2 ................................................................................... 82 Figure 2: Significant Interaction Between Social Avoidance Grouping and Instructions – Experiment 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 83 Appendix A: Confidence and Task Engagement Questionnaire – Experiment 1 ......... 84 Appendix B: Profile of Mood States Short Form (POMS-­‐SF) ................................................. 85 Appendix C: State-­‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) ................................................................... 87 Appendix D: Debrief (Experiment 1) .............................................................................................. 90 
2012
2012
ore than a century of psychology research has shown that memory is fallible. People's memory can be influenced by information… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
I appreciate the opportunity offered by the editor to reflect on the relationship between cognitive and social psychology. This… 
2008
2008
False eyewitness testimonies are a problem that affects the lives of many defendants. One of the causes of false testimonies is… 
2008
2008
The present experiment found a relationship between memory conformity, where a participant falsely recognizes misinformation… 
2007
2007
Previous research has shown that individuals who witness and then discuss a crime sequence, can influence each other’s memories… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Psychologists have studied the accuracy of eyewitness testimony for many decades and, more recently, there has been a great deal… 
2004
2004
Errors in eyewitness accounts can occur when a witness comes into contact with post-event information. A common way to encounter… 
2004
2004
An enormous amount of research has been directed towards understanding general factors affecting the reliability of eyewitness…