Claiming hidden memories as one's own: A review of inadvertent plagiarism

Inadvertent plagiarism, or cryptomnesia, occurs when an individual claims another's idea as his or her own with no recollection of having been exposed to the idea before. Although some variation exists in the explanations of this occurrence, the source monitoring framework has emerged as the mo...

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Published in:Journal of cognitive psychology (Hove, England) England), 2013-12, Vol.25 (8), p.903-916
Main Authors: Gingerich, Amanda C., Sullivan, Meaghan C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cryptomnesia
False memory
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Inadvertent plagiarism
Learning. Memory
Memory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Source monitoring
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Summary:Inadvertent plagiarism, or cryptomnesia, occurs when an individual claims another's idea as his or her own with no recollection of having been exposed to the idea before. Although some variation exists in the explanations of this occurrence, the source monitoring framework has emerged as the most plausible account. The purpose of this paper is to review the core body of research that has been conducted on cryptomnesia over the past two decades, with particular focus on the factors that affect the propensity of this phenomenon and how these influences inform a theoretical explanation of cryptomnesia. This paper also includes some suggestions for how future research might continue to explore the phenomenon of inadvertent plagiarism.
ISSN:2044-5911
2044-592X
DOI:10.1080/20445911.2013.841674