Do reminders of the crime reverse the memory-undermining effect of simulating amnesia?

ABSTRACT: Research shows that simulating amnesia impairs actual memory for a mock crime. Lack of rehearsal has been suggested as the most likely explanation for this finding because feigning amnesia is linked to reduced thinking about the offence. We investigated whether reminders about the crime could reverse the memory-undermining effect of simulation. In two studies, participants watched a video of a violent crime. After, they were asked to either simulate amnesia or confess the crime. During the week between the first and second memory test phase, participants were provided with reminders of the crime in two different modalities. In Study 1 (pilot), participants received frames of the mock crime video via WhatsApp. Findings showed that such reminders did not enhance ex-simulators' memory. In Stu

SUBMITTER: Mangiulli I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6800869 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature