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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > false fame effect

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false fame effect  

Definition

  • Names of unknown people, studied under divided attention, are more likely to be judged to be famous in a memory test compared to new unknown names (Jacoby, Woloshyn, & Kelley, 1989).

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  • • Jacoby, L. L., Woloshyn, V., & Kelley, C. (1989). Becoming famous without being recognized: Unconscious influences of memory produced by dividing attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 118(2), 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.118.2.115

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-BHV1KRRR-0

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