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T1 - Valence and the development of immediate and long-term false memory illusions
AU - Howe, Mark L.
AU - Candel, Ingrid
AU - Otgaar, Henry
AU - Malone, Catherine
AU - Wimmer, Marina C.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Across five experiments we examined the role of valence in children's and adults' true and false memories. Using the Deese/Roediger-McDermott paradigm and either neutral or negative-emotional lists, both adults' (Experiment 1) and children's (Experiment 2) true recall and recognition was better for neutral than negative items, and although false recall was also higher for neutral items, false recognition was higher for negative items. The last three experiments examined adults' (Experiment 3) and children's (Experiments 4 and 5) 1-week long-term recognition of neutral and negative-emotional information. The results replicated the immediate recall and recognition findings from the first two experiments. More important, these experiments showed that although true recognition decreased over the 1-week interval, false recognition of neutral items remained unchanged whereas false recognition of negative-emotional items increased. These findings are discussed in terms of theories of emotion and memory as well as their forensic implications.
AB - Across five experiments we examined the role of valence in children's and adults' true and false memories. Using the Deese/Roediger-McDermott paradigm and either neutral or negative-emotional lists, both adults' (Experiment 1) and children's (Experiment 2) true recall and recognition was better for neutral than negative items, and although false recall was also higher for neutral items, false recognition was higher for negative items. The last three experiments examined adults' (Experiment 3) and children's (Experiments 4 and 5) 1-week long-term recognition of neutral and negative-emotional information. The results replicated the immediate recall and recognition findings from the first two experiments. More important, these experiments showed that although true recognition decreased over the 1-week interval, false recognition of neutral items remained unchanged whereas false recognition of negative-emotional items increased. These findings are discussed in terms of theories of emotion and memory as well as their forensic implications.
KW - Valence and memory
KW - False memory development
KW - DRM paradigm
KW - EMOTIONALLY-ENHANCED MEMORY
KW - RECOLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE
KW - RETENTION INTERVAL
KW - REMEMBERING WORDS
KW - CHILDRENS
KW - DISTINCTIVENESS
KW - RECOGNITION
KW - ADULTS
KW - RELATEDNESS
KW - RECALL
U2 - 10.1080/09658210903476514
DO - 10.1080/09658210903476514
M3 - Journal article
VL - 18
SP - 58
EP - 75
JO - Memory
JF - Memory
SN - 0965-8211
IS - 1
ER -