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Intuitive thinking predicts false memory formation due to a decrease in inhibitory efficiency
False memory formation is usually studied using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm (DRM), in which individuals incorrectly remember words that were not originally presented. In this paper, we systematically investigated how two modes of thinking (analytical vs. intuitive) can influence the tenden...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10556870/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37809292 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1195668 |
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author | Gronchi, Giorgio Righi, Stefania Gavazzi, Gioele Giganti, Fiorenza Viggiano, Maria Pia |
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description | False memory formation is usually studied using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm (DRM), in which individuals incorrectly remember words that were not originally presented. In this paper, we systematically investigated how two modes of thinking (analytical vs. intuitive) can influence the tendency to create false memories. The increased propensity of intuitive thinkers to generate more false memories can be explained by one or both of the following hypotheses: a decrease in the inhibition of the lure words that come to mind, or an increased reliance on the familiarity heuristic to determine if the word has been previously studied. In two studies, we conducted tests of both recognition and recall using the DRM paradigm. Our observations indicate that a decrease in inhibitory efficiency plays a larger role in false memory formation compared to the use of the familiarity heuristic. |
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spelling | pubmed-105568702023-10-07 Intuitive thinking predicts false memory formation due to a decrease in inhibitory efficiency Gronchi, Giorgio Righi, Stefania Gavazzi, Gioele Giganti, Fiorenza Viggiano, Maria Pia Front Psychol Psychology False memory formation is usually studied using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm (DRM), in which individuals incorrectly remember words that were not originally presented. In this paper, we systematically investigated how two modes of thinking (analytical vs. intuitive) can influence the tendency to create false memories. The increased propensity of intuitive thinkers to generate more false memories can be explained by one or both of the following hypotheses: a decrease in the inhibition of the lure words that come to mind, or an increased reliance on the familiarity heuristic to determine if the word has been previously studied. In two studies, we conducted tests of both recognition and recall using the DRM paradigm. Our observations indicate that a decrease in inhibitory efficiency plays a larger role in false memory formation compared to the use of the familiarity heuristic. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC10556870/ /pubmed/37809292 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1195668 Text en Copyright © 2023 Gronchi, Righi, Gavazzi, Giganti and Viggiano. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Gronchi, Giorgio Righi, Stefania Gavazzi, Gioele Giganti, Fiorenza Viggiano, Maria Pia Intuitive thinking predicts false memory formation due to a decrease in inhibitory efficiency |
title | Intuitive thinking predicts false memory formation due to a decrease in inhibitory efficiency |
title_full | Intuitive thinking predicts false memory formation due to a decrease in inhibitory efficiency |
title_fullStr | Intuitive thinking predicts false memory formation due to a decrease in inhibitory efficiency |
title_full_unstemmed | Intuitive thinking predicts false memory formation due to a decrease in inhibitory efficiency |
title_short | Intuitive thinking predicts false memory formation due to a decrease in inhibitory efficiency |
title_sort | intuitive thinking predicts false memory formation due to a decrease in inhibitory efficiency |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10556870/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37809292 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1195668 |
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