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Can you nonbelieve it: What happens when you do not believe in your memories?

... hot balloon ride when they were children; (2) guided by the experimenter to mentally “travel” back to the suggested event and think ... less egg-salad compared to the control group, and this effect can last for months (Bernstein & Loftus, 2009; Scoboria, Mazzoni, Jarry, ... / more

Was that how it happened? Shaping our memory for personal experiences in conversation with others

... Why might the audience of a retelling exert such an effect? According to the principle of co-construction , recollections of ... remembering: Story recall with a peer versus for an experimenter. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 8, 49-66. Hyman, I. E., ... / more

Doing ill for ‘the greater good’: Understanding what really went on in the Stanford Prison Experiment

... character and morality. He labelled this “The Lucifer Effect” — the title of his best-selling 2007 book [ 4 ] which also ... [ 14 ]  —   pointed to the importance of the Experimenter’s leadership in producing the toxicity of the SPE. But such ... / more

Remembering what never occurred? Children’s false memories for repeated experiences

... Preschool. This implantation method [ 19 ] starts with the experimenter collecting experiences that truly happened during the ... Malpass, R. & Shaw III, J. (1998). More than suggestion: The effect of interviewing techniques from the McMartin Preschool case.  Journal ... / more

Everything was better in the past? Children’s self-regulation across the decades

... that if they wait and do not eat the marshmallow until the experimenter returns, they will receive a second marshmallow. Researchers ... over generations – contrary to people’s assumption. The effect was especially pronounced in younger children and boys – those who ... / more