The Dark Side of Context: Context Reinstatement Can Distort Memory

It is widely assumed that context reinstatement benefits memory, but our experiments revealed that context reinstatement can systematically distort memory. Participants viewed pictures of objects superimposed over scenes, and we later tested their ability to differentiate these old objects from simi...

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Published in:Psychological science 2018-06, Vol.29 (6), p.914-925
Main Authors: Doss, Manoj K., Picart, Jamila K., Gallo, David A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acknowledgment
Brain
Contextual effects
Delayed
Experiments
False recall
Memory
Perceptions
Recognition
Reinstatement
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