Interpersonal reality monitoring : Judging the sources of other people's memories

Participants judged the believability of simulated accounts varying in perceptual and emotional detail. In Experiment 1, both younger and older adults' tendency to believe that an account described an actually experienced event increased as either type of detail was added.

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Published in:Social cognition 1998-06, Vol.16 (2), p.199-224
Main Authors: JOHNSON, M. K, BUSH, J. G, MITCHELL, K. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Honesty
Memory
Perceptions
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social attribution, perception and cognition
Social psychology
Social research
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Summary:Participants judged the believability of simulated accounts varying in perceptual and emotional detail. In Experiment 1, both younger and older adults' tendency to believe that an account described an actually experienced event increased as either type of detail was added.
ISSN:0278-016X
1943-2798
DOI:10.1521/soco.1998.16.2.199