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True and false DRM memories: differences detected with an implicit task

Marini, Maddalena; Agosta, Sara; Mazzoni, Giuliana; Barba, Gianfranco Dalla; Sartori, Giuseppe

Authors

Maddalena Marini

Sara Agosta

Giuliana Mazzoni

Gianfranco Dalla Barba

Giuseppe Sartori



Abstract

Memory is prone to illusions. When people are presented with lists of words associated with a non-presented critical lure, they produce a high level of false recognitions (false memories) for non-presented related stimuli indistinguishable, at the explicit level, from presented words (DRM paradigm). We assessed whether true and false DRM memories can be distinguished at the implicit level by using the autobiographical IAT (aIAT), a novel method based on indirect measures that permits to detect true autobiographical events encoded in the respondent's mind/brain. In our experiment, after a DRM task participants performed two aIATs: the first aimed at testing implicit memory for presented words (true-memories aIAT) and the second aimed at evaluating implicit memory for critical lures (false-memories aIAT). Specifically, the two aIATs assessed the association of presented words and critical lures with the logical dimension "true." Results showed that the aIAT detected a greater association of presented words than critical lures with the logical dimension "true."This result indicates that although true and false DRM memories are indistinguishable at the explicit level a different association of the true and false DRM memories with the logical dimension "true" can be detected at the implicit level, and suggests that the aIAT may be a sensitive instrument to detect differences between true and false DRM memories. © 2012 Marini, Agosta, Mazzoni, Dalla Barba and Sartori.

Citation

Marini, M., Agosta, S., Mazzoni, G., Barba, G. D., & Sartori, G. (2012). True and false DRM memories: differences detected with an implicit task. Frontiers in Psychology, 3(AUG), 0 - 0. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00310

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 6, 2012
Online Publication Date Aug 27, 2012
Publication Date Aug 27, 2012
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Electronic ISSN 1664-1078
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 3
Issue AUG
Article Number ARTN 310
Pages 0 - 0
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00310
Keywords Autobiographical IAT; False memories; DRM paradigm; Implicit associations; Implicit level
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/417581

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