Mood-congruent false memories in the DRM paradigm

Mood-congruent true and false memory: Effects of depression

“…This also allowed us to extend previous findings based on recall tasks (e.g. Joormann et al, 2009) and to make direct comparisons with some prior research (e.g., Ruci et al, 2009). As well, we chose recognition measures because they are frequently the index of choice when studying false recollection in the DRM paradigm because they are known to provide a more sensitive index of the automatic activation of false memories (e.g., see Gallo, 2006).…”

“…This was done in order that one theme did not dominate the stimulus set thus biasing results towards that category. The current study also extends the work of Ruci et al (2009) by including depression relevant word lists and using a population diagnosed with depression rather than participants whose mood was induced. Method Participants Twenty-four participants with a primary diagnosis of MDD (according to DSM-IV) were recruited via voluntary mental health organizations (age range 18 to 58 years, M = 38.41, Female = 14, Male = 10).…”

“…For example, Mortiz et al (2008) argued that differences in false memory between participants with and without depression should be obtained with word lists that are personally relevant. Alternatively, Joormann et al (2009) and Ruci et al (2009) used a mixture of positive, negative, and neutral words lists that were not necessarily personally relevant to the participants. It may be that when studying memory processes in depression, it is important to use stimuli that are relevant to depression.…”

“…For example, in the Storbeck and Clore (2005) and Ruci et al (2009) studies participants' mood states were transitory, having been induced in the experimental context at the time of list learning. By contrast, participants in the Joormann et al (2009) study had more longstanding depressive disorders, ones that existed prior to the experiment.…”

Mood-congruent false memories persist over time

“…The current study aimed to extend the findings of Ruci et al (2009) by examining whether the mood-congruent false memory enhancement they observed on an immediate recognition test, when participants studied negative and neutral-emotion DRM lists, persists after a one-week delay. This study will also use the rememberknow procedure to examine differences in phenomenological experience of recognizing negative and neutral-emotion critical lures before and after a delay.…”