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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > choice-supportive memory

Preferred term

choice-supportive memory  

Definition

  • People are more likely to attribute positive characteristics to their previous choices and assign negative characteristics to non-selected options.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • choice-supportive misremembering

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Lind, M., Visentini, M., Mäntylä, T., & Del Missier, F. (2017). Choice-supportive misremembering: A new taxonomy and review. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02062

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

  • • Mather, M., Shafir, E., & Johnson, M. K. (2003). Remembering chosen and assigned options. Memory & Cognition, 31(3), 422–433. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03194400

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-XCP4RWPX-W

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