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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > Mandela effect

Preferred term

Mandela effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed when a large group of people misremembers specific items, facts or events.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • visual Mandela effect

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Prasad, D., & Bainbridge, W. A. (2022). The visual Mandela effect as evidence for shared and specific false memories across people. Psychological Science, 33(12), 1971–1988. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221108944

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Dataset citation(s)

  • • Prasad, D., & Bainbridge, W. A. (2022, May 25). The Visual Mandela Effect: Evidence for Shared Specific False Memories. https://osf.io/7cmwf

Editorial note

  • The term “Mandela effect” was coined because people wrongly remembered that politician Nelson Mandela died in prison in the 1980s.

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