压抑的记忆和身体保持得分:公众的看法和流行率
Kris-Ann S Anderson1,2, Quincy C Miller3,4, Deryn Strange2
1Department of Psychology, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA.
Memory (Hove, England)
|March 23, 2025
概括
大多数成年人相信压抑的记忆和身体保持得分. 一个小比例的报告恢复了记忆,问题措辞影响了结果,突出了公众对记忆压制的困惑.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 法医心理学 法医心理学
背景情况:
- "记忆战争"的复苏凸显了关于压抑记忆的有效性正在进行的辩论.
- 导致这种复兴的因素包括不断变化的法律法规,公众对镇压的误解以及社交媒体的影响.
- 恢复记忆的索赔与显著的情感和法律影响有关.
研究的目的:
- 调查美国成年人对压抑记忆的信仰以及"身体保持得分"的概念.
- 为了确定在成年人群中恢复记忆声称的流行率.
- 检查不同的问题措辞如何影响恢复记忆的报告.
主要方法:
- 一项全国代表性的在线调查对1581名美国成年人进行.
- 参与者被调查了他们对压抑记忆和"身体保持得分"的信念.
- 该调查评估了恢复记忆声称的流行情况,并测试了问题措辞对报告的影响.
主要成果:
- 绝大多数94%的受访者相信压抑的记忆,而77%的人支持"身体保持得分"的想法.
- 3.6%的参与者报告了以前未知的恢复记忆的说法,对其准确性表示高度信心 (平均75%).
- 问题措辞显著影响了报道,对"不想要的经历"的询问产生了比对虐待儿童记忆的直接问题更保守的估计.
结论:
- 在美国成年人中,普遍存在对压抑记忆和"身体保持得分"的信念.
- 一个显著的少数人自我报告恢复了记忆,强调需要仔细考虑记忆权利要求.
- 解决公众对镇压和媒体影响的困惑对于解决"记忆战争"至关重要.
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