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Source monitoring

M K Johnson1, S Hashtroudi, D S Lindsay

  • 1Department of Psychology, Princeton University, New Jersey 08544-1010.

Psychological Bulletin
|July 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
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Source monitoring, crucial for memory accuracy, relies on perceptual and reflective processes. Disruptions can occur due to aging or brain injury, impacting memory recall and recognition.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Source monitoring is essential for distinguishing between internally generated and externally perceived information.
  • Understanding memory processes is critical for fields like eyewitness testimony and clinical neurology.
  • Existing research highlights various phenomena related to source memory errors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a comprehensive framework for understanding source monitoring.
  • To discuss empirical evidence and related phenomena, including recognition, testimony, and memory distortions.
  • To explore disruptions in source monitoring and their neural underpinnings.

Main Methods:

  • Review and synthesis of existing empirical evidence on source monitoring.

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  • Discussion of theoretical frameworks for source monitoring processes.
  • Consideration of neurological and clinical aspects of source monitoring deficits.

    • Main Results:

    • Source monitoring is proposed to depend on perceptual and reflective processes, often requiring distinct phenomenal experiences.
    • Judgments of source are flexible but susceptible to errors and disruptions.
    • Diencephalic, temporal, and frontal brain regions may have differential roles in source monitoring.

    Conclusions:

    • Source monitoring is a complex cognitive function involving flexible, error-prone attributions.
    • Understanding the neural basis of source monitoring is key to explaining memory disruptions.
    • This framework integrates empirical findings and theoretical considerations for a holistic view of source memory.