Do you really know what you have seen ? Intrusion errors and presuppositions effects on constructive memory

Various theoretical explanations of how people come to believe in false propositions and some controversial issues related to these assumptions are examined. Three empirical studies that explain the basic intrusion effect and the presupposition advantage in terms of constructive memory processes are...

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Published in:Journal of experimental social psychology 1996-09, Vol.32 (5), p.484-511
Main Authors: FIEDLER, K, WALTHER, E, ARMBRUSTER, T, FAY, D, NAUMANN, U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Knowledge
Learning. Memory
Memory
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social psychology
Social research
Theory
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Summary:Various theoretical explanations of how people come to believe in false propositions and some controversial issues related to these assumptions are examined. Three empirical studies that explain the basic intrusion effect and the presupposition advantage in terms of constructive memory processes are discussed.
ISSN:0022-1031
1096-0465
DOI:10.1006/jesp.1996.0022