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Deteriorating memory confidence, responsibility perceptions and repeated checking: comparisons in OCD and control

Mark J Boschen1, Dean Vuksanovic

  • 1Griffith Psychological Health Research Centre, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. m.boschen@griffith.edu.au

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|April 27, 2007
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Repeatedly checking a virtual stove reduces memory confidence and detail, especially for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Increased responsibility significantly worsens memory confidence in OCD patients.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Repetitive checking behaviors are commonly linked to memory distrust.
  • Previous research demonstrated that repeated checking impairs memory vividness, detail, and confidence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of repeated checking on memory in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • To examine the role of perceived responsibility in memory distrust within a clinical population.

Main Methods:

  • A computer-based checking task involving a virtual stovetop was administered.
  • Participants included 15 individuals with OCD and a student control group.
  • A condition of high-perceived responsibility was introduced for half of the participants.

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Main Results:

  • Repeated checking reduced memory vividness, detail, and confidence, but not accuracy, replicating prior findings.
  • Increased perceived responsibility minimally affected memory confidence in the control group.
  • Individuals with OCD experienced a significant further decline in memory confidence under high-perceived responsibility.

Conclusions:

  • The act of repeated checking negatively impacts memory confidence.
  • Inflated perceptions of responsibility exacerbate memory confidence deficits in individuals with OCD.
  • These findings highlight a potential mechanism underlying memory disturbances in OCD.