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When conversations flow

... about metacognitive states of speakers.   Journal of Memory and Language, 34,   383-398. Burgoon, J. K., Stern, L. ... 69. Ross, L., Greene, D., & House, P. (1977). The "false consensus effect": An egocentric bias in social perception and ... / more

Would you recognize the perpetrator? What do you need to know when you have to make an identification from a lineup?

... rejects the lineup (correct rejection). Third, a false positive outcome occurs if the perpetrator is absent in the lineup , ... decisions depend on cognitive factors, such as the memory strength regarding the perpetrator. A less intuitive cognitive factor ... / more

It’s your choice! – Or is it really?

... and frequency ratings that rely on long-term episodic memory. Inspired by these findings, Sauerland, Schell, Collaris, Reimer, ... choice blindness might be relevant to suspects’  false confessions . Participants were presented with an 18-item questionnaire ... / more

Word of mouth: How our tongue shapes our preferences, and why you should eat popcorn in the cinema

... was mentioned earlier in this article. We call this the false-fame effect . Following the logic of the tongue tango, also this effect ... this research shows how important our body is for acquiring memory and make sense of our environment. Our mind is no dry collection of ... / more

Revisiting the past can make the present a better place: The psychological and social benefits of nostalgia

... to be a loneliness assessment and then presenting them with false feedback that, relative to their university peers, they had scored high ... of the past: Nostalgia as a meaning-making resource. Memory, 20, 452-460. Sedikides, C., Wildschut, T., Gaertner, L., Routledge, ... / more

Never give up: The persistence of misinformation effects

... misinformation is often easier said than done as false beliefs are particularly sticky. In this blog, I zoom in on the current ... and the continued influence of misinformation . Memory & Cognition , 42 (2), 292-304. Ecker, U. K., Lewandowsky, S., & ... / more

Children are poor witnesses. Or are they?

... happened or whether their statements have been infected by memory distortions, so-called false memories . Comparing child witnesses to adult witnesses, the ... / more

Experience in Action Games and the Effects on Executive Control

... G. (2008). The effects of video game playing on attention, memory, and executive control. Acta Psychologica, 129(3), 387-398. ... game experience and optimized executive control skills - on false positives and false negatives: Reply to Boot & Simons (2012). Acta ... / more

Seeing and Believing: Common Courtroom Myths in Eyewitness Memory

When it comes to understanding eyewitness memory, people’s commonsense views are sometimes consistent with contemporary ... evidence. Common misconceptions surrounding eyewitness memory lie at the center of these conflicts and contribute to devastating ... M. (2015). When children are the least vulnerable to false memories : A true report or a case of autosuggestion? Journal of ... / more

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

Human memory is susceptible to errors and distortions. This may sound cliché ... that the event actually happened, turning them from false memories into nonbelieved ones. Nonbelieved memories have ... of research has revealed that repeatedly suggesting that a false event occurred increases confidence, belief, and even recollection ... / more