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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > false memory > spontaneous false memory > inference-based false memory

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inference-based false memory  

Definition

  • A spontaneous false memory observed when a person reports information or an event that was not actually experienced but is derived from existing knowledge, attitudes, or reasoning.

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  • inferential false memory

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Carpenter, A. C., & Schacter, D. L. (2017). Flexible retrieval : When true inferences produce false memories. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 43(3), 335‑349. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000340

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-SK3SSKXH-C

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