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Protective effects of testing across misinformation formats in the household scene paradigm.
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Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . Mar2020, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p425-441. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Many studies have demonstrated retrieval-enhanced suggestibility (RES), in which taking an initial recall test after witnessing an event increases suggestibility to subsequent misinformation introduced via a narrative. Recently, however, initial testing has been found to have a protective effect against misinformation introduced via cued-recall questions. We examined whether misinformation format (narrative vs. cued-recall questions) yields a similar dissociation in a paradigm that, to date, has consistently yielded a protective effect of testing (PET). After studying photos of household scenes (e.g., kitchen), some participants took an initial recall test. After a 48-hr delay, items not presented in the scenes (e.g., knives/plates) were suggested either via narrative or questions. Regardless of the misinformation format, we found a PET on both initial-test-conditionalised free recall and source-monitoring tests. However, initial testing also yielded memory costs, such that suggested items reported on the initial test were likely to persist on a final recall test. Thus, initial testing can protect against suggestibility, but can also precipitate memory errors when intrusions emerge on an initial test. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MISINFORMATION
*HOUSEHOLDS
*KNIVES
*KITCHENS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17470218
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141696902
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021819881948