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Modality Effects in False Memory Production Using the Misinformation Paradigm

Hendrich, Megan A.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0526-5468
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1558018790074679

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2019, Master of Arts, Marietta College, Psychology.
Human memories are often prone to memory errors and distortions (Loftus, 2005; Straube, 2012). One commonly studied memory error is false memory, which refers to memories or details in memories that are fictitious or altered (Straube, 2012). Past research using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) task (Roediger & McDermott, 1995) has found that the modalities—specifically visual or auditory—in which information is encoded and tested can affect rates of false memory (e.g., Smith & Hunt, 1998); however, little research has examined how modality effects may impact false memory in the misinformation paradigm. The current study examined the effects of visual and auditory modalities and encoding-misinformation modality mismatch on false memory using the misinformation paradigm. Participants completed the misinformation paradigm in visual and/or auditory modalities for the event encoding phase and misinformation phase, and then participants’ veridical memory rate, misinformation-consistent response rate, and false memory rate were examined. It was found that the misinformation modality had a significant effect on the veridical memory rate. Participants in the auditory misinformation modality had higher veridical memory scores than participants in the visual misinformation modality. It is suggested that hearing the auditory description of the event during the second phase of the misinformation paradigm may have strengthened participants’ memories of the unmanipulated information more than viewing the pictorial description strengthened participants’ memories.
Alicia Doerflinger, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Mark Sibicky, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
68 p.
Cognitive Psychology; Psychology
false memory; misinformation paradigm; modality effects; visual and auditory

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  • Hendrich, M. A. (2019). Modality Effects in False Memory Production Using the Misinformation Paradigm [Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1558018790074679

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hendrich, Megan. Modality Effects in False Memory Production Using the Misinformation Paradigm. 2019. Marietta College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1558018790074679.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hendrich, Megan. "Modality Effects in False Memory Production Using the Misinformation Paradigm." Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1558018790074679

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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