Physiological, psychological and behavioral consequences of activating autobiographical memories

Pezdek, Kathy; Salim, Roxanna

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2011.05.004

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“…A third novel finding was that for both food preference and behavior intention, positive suggestions (loved the food the first time you tried it) had a stronger effect than did negative suggestions (got sick from the food). This finding is consistent with the limited research on false autobiographical belief and memory formation for positive versus negative events (see Mantonakis, Wudarzewski, Bernstein, Clifasefi, & Loftus, 2013; see also Kuwabara & Pillemer, 2010;Pezdek & Salim, 2011 for differences between true positive and negative memories). Specifically, it may be easier to convince people that they experienced a positive rather than a negative event in the past (Mantonakis et al, 2013), because memories for positive and negative experiences may serve different functions (Pillemer, 2009;see Bluck, Alea, Habermas, & Rubin, 2005).…”

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“…It is possible that positive suggestions are more effective than negative suggestions. For example, true positive autobiographical memories influence intentions and behavior more so than true negative autobiographical memories (Kuwabara & Pillemer, 2010;Pezdek & Salim, 2011). Presumably the same should hold for objectively false beliefs or memories, because these are subjectively believed to be genuine.…”

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The consequences of suggesting false childhood food events

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The consequences of suggesting false childhood food events

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“…For instance, in studies investigating how believed memories impact behavior, participants exhibited superior public speaking performance and higher levels of exercise if believed memories of relevant positive experiences were activated (see Biondolillo & Pillemer, 2015;Pezdek & Salim, 2011). However, because these 'memories' were both believed and recollected, it is hard to know whether it was recollection, belief, or both that were responsible for the changes in subsequent behavior.…”

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Undermining belief in false memories leads to less efficient problem-solving behaviour

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link AbstractMemories of events for which the belief in the occurrence of those events is undermined, but recollection is retained, are called nonbelieved memories (NBMs). The present experiments examined the effects of NBMs on subsequent problem-solving behavior. In Experiment 1, we challenged participants' beliefs in their memories and examined whether NBMs affected subsequent solution rates on insight-based problems. True and false memories were elicited using the Deese/Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm. Then participants' belief in true and false memories was challenged by telling them the item had not been presented. We found that when the challenge led to undermining belief in false memories, fewer problems were solved than when belief was not challenged. In Experiment 2, a similar procedure was used except that some participants solved the problems one week rather than immediately after the feedback. Again, our results showed that undermining belief in false memories resulted in lower problem solution rates. These findings suggest that for false memories, belief is an important agent in whether memories serve as effective primes for immediate and delayed problem-solving.

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“…Regardless of veracity, the detail with which events are remembered can meaningfully inform decisionmaking and behavior. Indeed, there are some examples of a link between memory and behavior in the broader literature on autobiographical memory, where the critical feature is the memory representation rather than the truthfulness of the memory (e.g., memories of getting sick from egg salad leads to a decrease in egg salad preference and consumption; Geraerts et al, 2008; see also Pezdek & Salim, 2011;Scoboria, Mazzoni, & Jarry, 2008). Future research is necessary to determine whether and how a memory-behavior link scales to significantly emotionally charged public events and costly action with important implications for promoting collective welfare in the aftermath of disaster.…”

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