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Pseudomemories without hypnosis

M Garry1, E F Loftus

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
|October 1, 1994
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Suggestions can alter memory, leading people to believe false events occurred, even without hypnosis. This research explores memory suggestibility and its implications for recovered memories.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • The
  • misinformation effect
  • demonstrates how post-event information can distort memory.
  • While often linked to hypnosis, suggestion's power extends beyond it.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the literature on memory suggestibility and the misinformation effect.
  • To examine memory distortions across observed and autobiographical events.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of research on memory suggestibility.
  • Categorization of studies into four rounds based on memory distortion type.

Main Results:

  • Evidence suggests it is easy to induce false beliefs about experienced events without hypnosis.

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  • The misinformation effect is robust across various memory types, including autobiographical memory.
  • Conclusions:

    • Suggestibility significantly impacts memory accuracy.
    • Uncritical acceptance of recovered memories may be problematic due to the malleability of memory.