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12-04-2021 | Original Article

The mnemonic effects of insight on false memory in the DRM paradigm

Auteurs: Xiumin Du, Can Cui, Zhaohui Hu, Ke Zhang, Yaowu Song

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 2/2022

Abstract

Insight accompanied by an 'aha!' experience has a mnemonic effect. Previous studies of insight have often focused on the mnemonic effect of insight on veridical memories, while the effect of insight on false memories is not known. More understanding of the mnemonic effect of insight on false memories could have implications for the mechanism of insightful mnemonic effects. The present research examined whether insight has a mnemonic effect on false memories. Participants were asked to perform Chinese verbal compound remote associate (CRA) tasks and then complete the Deese–Roediger–McDermott (DRM) task, the critical lure of which was also the solution to the Chinese CRA problem. Compared to non-insight, insight was associated with a lower critical lures rate in Experiment 1 and with lower critical lures and unrelated words rates in Experiment 2 when the presentation of DRM list words was random. Giving a warning before DRM tasks could reduce the critical lures rate of non-insight but had little effect on insightful solutions in Experiment 3. These findings indicate that insight can reduce false memories.

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Titel: The mnemonic effects of insight on false memory in the DRM paradigm
Auteurs: Xiumin Du
Can Cui
Zhaohui Hu
Ke Zhang
Yaowu Song
Publicatiedatum: 12-04-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research / Uitgave 2/2022
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-021-01513-6

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