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The influence of social, para-social, and nonsocial misleading post-event sources on memory performance.
- Source :
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European Journal of Social Psychology . Mar2016, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p185-197. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Misinformation encountered after witnessing an event is known to influence subsequent memory reports about this event. In most research, misleading information was introduced impersonally, for example, by means of a written description, but it is now well established that delivering it in a social interaction is effective as well. Less is known about the relative effectiveness of impersonal post-event misinformation compared with a socially presented one. The present research provides a direct empirical comparison between social, para-social, and impersonal methods of delivering misinformation. Results indicate that the way in which post-event information is provided does not affect the number of false recall items, source monitoring, or remember-know distinction, with a high Bayesian probability of the obtained no-difference effects. Results show that the social conformity factor does not significantly influence the impact of misleading post-event information. The paper also provides a theoretical comparison of the two effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00462772
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Social Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 115561544
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2136