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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > false-persistence effect

Preferred term

false-persistence effect  

Definition

  • False memories are stable over time and, in some circumstances, more so than true memories. Furthermore, with time, the number of false memories increases and the number of true memories decreases (Brainerd & Reyna, 2005).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Brainerd, C. J., & Reyna, V. F. (2005). The science of false memory. Oxford University Press.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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