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  • Memoranda of conversations (memcons) offer near-contemporaneous records of discussions.
  • Memcons provide insights into the activities of high-profile individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of writing a memcon on memory for conversation.
  • To determine if memcon creation affects recall accuracy and quantity.

Main Methods:

  • Pairs of participants engaged in conversations.
  • One participant in each pair created a memcon shortly after the conversation.
  • Recall of conversation content was assessed one week later for both participants.

Main Results:

  • Participants who generated memcons recalled significantly more details than those who did not.
  • The accuracy of recalled information was comparable between participants who did and did not create memcons.
  • Remarkably, only 4.7% of conversation details were recalled by both partners after a one-week delay.

Conclusions:

  • Contemporaneous note-taking (memcon creation) enhances memory for conversations by increasing the amount of information recalled.
  • Note-taking does not appear to improve the accuracy of memory for conversations.
  • Findings have implications for evaluating testimony in legal and political contexts involving recorded conversations.