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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > false memory > spontaneous false memory > conceptual metaphor false memory effect

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conceptual metaphor false memory effect  

Definition

  • A spontaneous false memory occurring when, after studying a list of metaphorical expressions instantiating a conceptual metaphor (e.g., TIME IS MONEY), participants mistakenly remember an expression that was not presented but relies on the same metaphor.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Katz, A. N., & Reid, J. N. (2020). Tests of conceptual metaphor theory with episodic memory tests. Cognitive Semantics, 6(1), 56‑82. https://doi.org/10.1163/23526416-00601003

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Reid, J. N., & Katz, A. (2022). Conceptual metaphors influence memory automatically : Evidence from a divided attention false memory task. Memory & Cognition, 50(6), 1336‑1349. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-022-01322-1

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Reid, J.N., & Katz, A. N. (2018). Something false about conceptual metaphors. Metaphor & Symbol, 33(1), 36‑47. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2018.1407994

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-K06RMGWG-7

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