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Hypnosis and memory: two hundred years of adventures and still going! (2014)
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Mazzoni, G., Laurence, J., & Heap, M. (in press). Hypnosis and memory: two hundred years of adventures and still going!. Psychology of consciousness theory, research, and practice, 1(2), 153-167. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000016

One of the most persistent beliefs about hypnosis is its ability to transcend mnemonic abilities. This belief has paved the way to the use of hypnosis in the clinical and legal arenas. The authors review the phenomena of hypnotic hypermnesia, pseudo-... Read More about Hypnosis and memory: two hundred years of adventures and still going!.

Structural and functional correlates of hypnotic depth and suggestibility (2014)
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McGeown, W. J., Mazzoni, G., Vannucci, M., & Venneri, A. (2015). Structural and functional correlates of hypnotic depth and suggestibility. Neuroimaging. Psychiatry research, 231(2), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2014.11.015

This study explores whether self-reported depth of hypnosis and hypnotic suggestibility are associated with individual differences in neuroanatomy and/or levels of functional connectivity. Twenty-nine people varying in suggestibility were recruited a... Read More about Structural and functional correlates of hypnotic depth and suggestibility.

Why are we not flooded by involuntary autobiographical memories? Few cues are more effective than many (2014)
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Vannucci, M., Pelagatti, C., Hanczakowski, M., Mazzoni, G., & Paccani, C. R. (2015). Why are we not flooded by involuntary autobiographical memories? Few cues are more effective than many. Psychological research, 79(6), 1077-1085. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-014-0632-y

Recent research on involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs) has shown that these memories can be elicited and studied in the laboratory under controlled conditions. Employing a modified version of a vigilance task developed by Schlagman and Kvavi... Read More about Why are we not flooded by involuntary autobiographical memories? Few cues are more effective than many.

On the existence and implications of nonbelieved memories (2014)
Journal Article
Otgaar, H., Scoboria, A., & Mazzoni, G. (2014). On the existence and implications of nonbelieved memories. Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society, 23(5), 349-354. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721414542102

In this article, we review the state of knowledge about a previously-assumed-to-be-rare memory phenomenon called nonbelieved memories. Nonbelieved memories are a counterintuitive phenomenon in which vivid autobiographical memories are no longer belie... Read More about On the existence and implications of nonbelieved memories.

The role of belief in occurrence within autobiographical memory (2014)
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Scoboria, A., Jackson, D. L., Talarico, J., Hanczakowski, M., Wysman, L., & Mazzoni, G. (2014). The role of belief in occurrence within autobiographical memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 143(3), 1242-1258. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034110

This article examines the idea that believing that events occurred in the past is a non-memorial decision that reflects underlying processes that are distinct from recollecting events. Research on autobiographical memory has often focused on events t... Read More about The role of belief in occurrence within autobiographical memory.

Manipulating cues in involuntary autobiographical memory: verbal cues are more effective than pictorial cues (2014)
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Mazzoni, G., Vannucci, M., & Batool, I. (2014). Manipulating cues in involuntary autobiographical memory: verbal cues are more effective than pictorial cues. Memory & cognition, 42(7), 1076-1085. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-014-0420-3

In two experiments, pictorial cues were compared with their verbal labels to assess their effectiveness in eliciting involuntary autobiographical memories. Cues were relatively complex in Experiment 1 (e.g., relaxing on a beach) and simple objects in... Read More about Manipulating cues in involuntary autobiographical memory: verbal cues are more effective than pictorial cues.

Reasons for withdrawing belief in vivid autobiographical memories (2014)
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Scoboria, A., Boucher, C., & Mazzoni, G. (2015). Reasons for withdrawing belief in vivid autobiographical memories. Memory, 23(4), 545-562. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2014.910530

Previous studies have shown that many people hold personal memories for events that they no longer believe occurred. This study examines the reasons that people provide for choosing to reduce autobiographical belief in vividly recollected autobiograp... Read More about Reasons for withdrawing belief in vivid autobiographical memories.

Inhibitory effects of thought substitution in the think/no-think task: evidence from independent cues (2014)
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del Prete, F., Hanczakowski, M., Bajo, M. T., & Mazzoni, G. (2015). Inhibitory effects of thought substitution in the think/no-think task: evidence from independent cues. Memory, 23(4), 507-517. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2014.907429

When people try not to think about a certain item, they can accomplish this goal by using a thought substitution strategy and think about something else. Research conducted with the think/no-think (TNT) paradigm indicates that such strategy leads sub... Read More about Inhibitory effects of thought substitution in the think/no-think task: evidence from independent cues.

Modifying the frequency and characteristics of involuntary autobiographical memories (2014)
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Vannucci, M., Batool, I., Pelagatti, C., & Mazzoni, G. (2014). Modifying the frequency and characteristics of involuntary autobiographical memories. PLoS ONE, 9(4), e89582. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089582

Recent studies have shown that involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs) can be elicited in the laboratory. Here we assessed whether the specific instructions given to participants can change the nature of the IAMs reported, in terms of both their... Read More about Modifying the frequency and characteristics of involuntary autobiographical memories.

The effect of posthypnotic suggestion and task difficulty on adherence to health-related requests (2014)
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Carvalho, C., Mazzoni, G., & Kirsch, I. (2014). The effect of posthypnotic suggestion and task difficulty on adherence to health-related requests. Psychology of consciousness theory, research, and practice, 1(1), 92-102. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000006

The effects of posthypnotic suggestion on health-related behavior, using a behavioral measure of adherence were investigated. Three hundred twenty three students covering the full range of hypnotic suggestibility were prescribed an easy (mood rating)... Read More about The effect of posthypnotic suggestion and task difficulty on adherence to health-related requests.

Selective voluntary forgetting in young and older adults (2014)
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Aguirre, C., Gomez-Ariza, C. J., Bajo, M. T., Andrés, P., & Mazzoni, G. (2014). Selective voluntary forgetting in young and older adults. Psychology and Aging, 29(1), 128-139. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035598

Aging is thought to involve a decline in executive-control capacities, although evidence regarding this claim is not always clear. Thus, although studies exist that suggest impoverished inhibitory memory control in older adults relative to younger ad... Read More about Selective voluntary forgetting in young and older adults.