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inference-based false memory  

Definition

  • Memory error resulting from an inference made by the subject about an event, for example, by using his/her prior knowledge and attitudes or by seeking a causal explanation of the event.

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  • inferential false memory

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Carpenter, A. C., & Schacter, D. L. (2017). Flexible retrieval : When true inferences produce false memories. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 43(3), 335‑349. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000340

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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