"I didn’t see an iPod, but you did – so I’ll say I did, too": exploring source memory and subjective experiences accompanying memory conformity
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2010-02-08T21:22:11Z
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Azad, Tanjeem
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Memory conformity effects occur when witnesses report misleading suggestions they learned about from another witness. Using a new paradigm the present thesis investigated whether what subject-witnesses report about an event also implies what they personally remember or know about that event. Subjects were tested in pairs, with each member of a pair shown a different version of a video using the MORI technique. There were critical details (e.g., theft of an iPod) in each of the following conditions: visible to only one member of each subject spair, visible to both members of the pair, and not visible to either member of the pair. Pairs subsequently completed a questionnaire together to remember details from the video. Subjects then individually completed a similar questionnaire. A source monitoring and subjective experiences test revealed that co-witness discussion does not necessarily lead people to experience illusory recollections for details they did not witness themselves.
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source memory, subjective experiences, co-witness discussion, false reports, MORI technique, misinformation effect, memory conformity