Memory distortions as a result of prior knowledge and various ways of information encoding
Journal Title: Roczniki Psychologiczne - Year 2011, Vol 14, Issue 2
Abstract
False memories are well-established, episodic memory phenomena. In two experiments, memory distortions were found with regard to verbal material (prose excerpt). The study demonstrated strong influence of prior knowledge on memory for current information. Imaginative and non-imaginative ways of encoding information as well as the presence of perceptual elements were also crucial for creating false memory. Moreover, two different ways of retrieving information were analyzed: recall and recognition. The results are consistent with recent research focused on the mechanisms of memory distortions.
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Justyna Olszewska
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