Concept information
Preferred term
mnemic neglect effect
Definition
- A memory phenomenon characterized by more frequently forgetting self-threatening negative social feedback than positive or neutral feedback.
Broader concept
Scope note
- Mnemic neglect is thought to be a way of protecting and preserving one's self-image.
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Green, J. D., Sedikides, C., & Gregg, A. P. (2008). Forgotten but not gone: The recall and recognition of self-threatening memories. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44(3), 547–561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2007.10.006
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Liu, W., Deng, L., & Yang, H. (2025). Embracing strengths and avoiding weaknesses: A meta-analysis of the mnemic neglect effect. Memory, 33(2), 278–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2024.2433680
• Document type: meta-analysis
• Access: closed
• Dataset reference: Meta-Analysis Data on Mnemic Neglect. https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Meta-Analysis_Data_on_Mnemic_Neglect/25930210
- • Sedikides, C., & Green, J. D. (2004). What I don’t recall can’t hurt me: Information negativity versus information inconsistency as determinants of memorial self-defense. Social Cognition, 22(1), 4–29. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.22.1.4.30987
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Liu, W., Deng, L., & Yang, H. (2025). Embracing strengths and avoiding weaknesses: A meta-analysis of the mnemic neglect effect. Memory, 33(2), 278–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2024.2433680
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
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négligence mnésique
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-K6N89RBW-N
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