Concept information
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
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• 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]
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• 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
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-XCP4RWPX-W
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