memory distortion

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Empirical studies with objective measures and control conditions have failed to demonstrate… (More)

In this paper, we examine whether source monitoring (SM) errors might be one mechanism that accounts for traumatic memory… (More)

The observation of parallels between the memory distortion and persuasion literatures leads, quite logically, to the appealing… (More)

In a recent paper, Fernández (2015) argues that memory distortion can have beneficial outcomes. Although we agree with this, we… (More)

One component of hindsight bias is memory distortion: Individuals' recollections of their predictions are biased towards known… (More)

Specific emotion regulation strategies impinge on cognitive resources, impairing memory accuracy; however, their effects on… (More)

Recent studies with the Deese/Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm have revealed that Korsakoff patients show reduced levels of… (More)

Retrieval monitoring enhances episodic memory accuracy. For instance, false recognition is reduced when participants base their… (More)

In a recent article, Schmolck, Buffalo, and Squire (2000) investigated memory distortions in college students’ recollections of… (More)

In a recent study, more than half of the participants were led to create a partial or complete false memory for an emotional… (More)