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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > inoculation effect

Preferred term

inoculation effect  

Definition

  • The inclusion of misinformation that blatantly contradicts the facts is thought to protect against the effect of other subtler misinformation on memory (Loftus, 1979).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Loftus, E. F. (1979). Reactions to blatantly contradictory information. Memory & Cognition, 7(5), 368–374. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03196941

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • O’Donnell, R., & Chan, J. C. K. (in press). Does blatantly contradictory information reduce the misinformation effect? A Registered Report replication of Loftus (1979). Legal and Criminological Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12242

    [Study type: empirical study, replication / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Moderator variable(s)

  • • Delay : the inoculation effect is eliminated when the blatantly contradictory misinformation is presented after the subtler misinformation (Loftus, 1979).

Dataset citation(s)

  • • O’Donnell, R., & Chan, J. C. (2023, April 9). A Pre-registered Replication of Loftus (1979). https://osf.io/ckbr9

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