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Preferred term

implanted false memory  

Definition

  • False memory of an entire event produced under the influence of suggestions.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • rich false memory

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Andrews, B., & Brewin, C. R. (2024). Lost in the mall? Interrogating judgements of false memory. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 38(6), e70012. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70012

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Arce, R., Selaya, A., Sanmarco, J., & Fariña, F. (2023). Implanting rich autobiographical false memories: Meta–analysis for forensic practice and judicial judgment making. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 23(4), 100386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100386

    • Document type: meta-analysis

    • Access: open

  • • Calado, B., Luke, T. J., Connolly, D. A., Landström, S., & Otgaar, H. (2021). Implanting false autobiographical memories for repeated events. Memory, 29(10), 1320–1341. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.1981944

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Johnson, M. S., Magnussen, S., Foyn Asmyhr, A., Jensen Helgeland, J., Pilegaard Jonassen, M., Lundal, E., Haua Marthinsen, M., Sikveland, K., Sjøflot, A. K., Skoglund, R. S., Tallaksen, P., Døhlen Fjeldberg Tangen, M. E., Tran, J., & Flatebø Widmark, L. (2023). Doctored photographs create false memories of spectacular childhood events. A replication of Wade et al. (2002) with a Scandinavian twist. Memory, Memory, 31(7), 1011–1018. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2023.2200595

    • Document type: empirical study

    , replication

    • Access: open

  • • Loftus, E. F., & Pickrell, K. L. (1995). The formation of false memories. Psychiatric Annals, 25(12), 720-725. https://doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-19951201-07

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Murphy, G., Dawson, C. A., Huston, C., Ballantyne, L., Barrett, E., Cowman, C. S., Fitzsimons, C., Maher, J., Ryan, K. M., & Greene, C. M. (2023). Lost in the mall again: A preregistered replication and extension of Loftus & Pickrell (1995). Memory, 31(6), 818–830. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2023.2198327

    • Document type: empirical study

    , replication

    • Access: closed

    • Dataset reference: Greene, C., Murphy, G., Ballantyne, L., Barrett, L., Cowman, C., Dawson, C., … Ryan, K. (2022, June 28). Lost in the Mall: Replication and extension. https://osf.io/krfpu

  • • Scoboria, A., Wade, K. A., Lindsay, D. S., Azad, T., Strange, D., Ost, J., & Hyman, I. E. (2017). A mega-analysis of memory reports from eight peer-reviewed false memory implantation studies. Memory, 25(2), 146–163. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2016.1260747

    • Document type: mega-analysis

    • Access: closed

  • • Wachendörfer, M. M., & Oeberst, A. (2023). Differences between true and false autobiographical memories. European Psychologist, 28(4), 247–264. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000513

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Wade, K. A., Garry, M., Don Read, J., & Lindsay, D. S. (2002). A picture is worth a thousand lies: Using false photographs to create false childhood memories. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 9(3), 597–603. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03196318

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Wade, K. A., Riesthuis, P., Bücken, C., Otgaar, H., & Loftus, E. F. (2025). Still lost in the mall—False memories happen and that’s what matters. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 39(1), e70028. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70028

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Zsofia A., Block, S., & La Rooy, D. (2025). Is it time to leave the shopping mall behind? Measurement flaws, plausibility, and external validity of false memory research. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 39(3), e70083. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70083

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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