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06-04-2024 | Research

The effect of mood on shaping belief and recollection following false feedback

Auteurs: Chunlin Li, Henry Otgaar, Fabiana Battista, Peter Muris, Yikang Zhang

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 5/2024

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Abstract

The current study examined how mood affects the impact of false feedback on belief and recollection. In a three-session experiment, participants first watched 40 neutral mini videos, which were accompanied by music to induce either a positive or negative mood, or no music. Following a recognition test, they received false feedback to reduce belief in the occurrence of the events displayed in some of the videos (Session 2). This was followed by an immediate memory test and a delayed memory assessment one week later (Session 3). The results revealed that participants in negative mood reported higher belief scores compared to those in positive moods, despite an overall decline in belief scores for all groups following the false feedback. Notably, individuals in negative moods exhibited less reduction in their belief scores after encountering challenges, thereby maintaining a higher accuracy in their testimonies. Over time, a reduction in the clarity of participants’ memory recall was observed, which correspondingly reduced their testimony accuracy. This study thus indicates that mood states play a role in shaping belief and memory recall under the influence of false feedback.
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Metagegevens
Titel
The effect of mood on shaping belief and recollection following false feedback
Auteurs
Chunlin Li
Henry Otgaar
Fabiana Battista
Peter Muris
Yikang Zhang
Publicatiedatum
06-04-2024
Uitgeverij
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Gepubliceerd in
Psychological Research / Uitgave 5/2024
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-024-01957-6