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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Trust is fundamental to decision-making, often perceived as beneficial.
  • However, its impact on memory processes requires deeper investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the detrimental effects of trust on memory performance.
  • To identify the underlying cognitive mechanisms linking trust to memory impairment.

Main Methods:

  • Nine studies employed varied trust/distrust manipulations and memory tasks (recognition, free recall).
  • Causal chain designs and mediation analyses examined the role of similarity perception.

Main Results:

  • Trust significantly reduced memory performance compared to distrust and control conditions.
  • Trust increased the perception of similarities between items, which mediated memory deficits.
  • This effect was contingent on the processing focus on similarities.

Conclusions:

  • Trust negatively impacts memory accuracy, contrary to its assumed positive role.
  • The mechanism involves an overemphasis on similarities, reducing distinctiveness and recall.
  • Understanding this effect is crucial for information processing and decision-making contexts.