Ciara M Greene
Biographic Data
| ID | 4595055 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ciara M Greene |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ciara M |
| FAMILY NAME | Greene |
| SIGNATURE | GREENE C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8833-9046 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A feasibility randomised controlled trial of patient education videos assessing multimedia design effects on engagement and learning in adolescents with scoliosis
Multimedia patient education is increasingly used in healthcare, particularly useful in under-resourced settings. While scientific content is well studied, limited research examines how design influences patient engagement. Scoliosis often lacks adequate resources, and integration of multimedia learning principles in this context remains underexplored.Objectives This triple-masked three-armed feasibility parallel randomised controlled trial (RCT)…
Can we enhance working memory? Bias and effectiveness in cognitive training studies
Meta-analyses have found that working memory (WM) can be improved with cognitive training; however, some authors have suggested that these improvements are mostly driven by biases in the measurement of WM, especially the use of similar tasks for assessment and training. In the present meta-analysis, we investigated whether WM, fluid intelligence, executive functions, and short-term memory can be improved by cognitive training and evaluated the im…
Do cognitive abilities reduce eyewitness susceptibility to the misinformation effect? A systematic review
The fact that memories can be distorted by post-event misinformation has cast considerable doubt over the dependability of eyewitness evidence in legal contexts. However, despite its adverse practical implications, the misinformation effect is likely an unavoidable distortion stemming from the reconstructive nature of episodic memory. Certain cognitive abilities have been reported to offer protection against misinformation, suggesting that mechan…
Bias and constructive processes in a self-memory system
Martin Conway’s influential theorising about the self-memory system (Conway, M. A., & Pleydell-Pearce, C. W. (2000). The construction of autobiographical memories in the self-memory system. Psychological Review, 107(2), 261–288) illuminated how the “working self” influences the construction of autobiographical memories. Moreover, his constructive view of self and memory is compatible with the occurrence of various kinds of errors and distortions …
Fake memories: A meta-analysis on the effect of fake news on the creation of false memories and false beliefs
Fake news can affect people in negative ways. A recent line of research has demonstrated that when people are exposed to fake news they can form false memories for the events depicted in the news stories. We conducted a meta-analysis to obtain an estimate of the average rate of false memories elicited by fake news. Thirteen articles were included in the final analysis, revealing that nearly 40% and 60% of the participants reported at least one fa…
Lost in the mall again: A preregistered replication and extension of Loftus & Pickrell (1995)
The seminal Lost in the Mall study has been enormously influential in psychology and is still cited in legal cases. The current study directly replicated this paper, addressing methodological weaknesses including increasing the sample size fivefold and preregistering detailed analysis plans. Participants (N = 123) completed a survey and two interviews where they discussed real and fabricated childhood events, based on information provided by an o…
How do participants feel about the ethics of rich false memory studies
Deception is often a necessity in rich false memory studies, but is this deception acceptable to participants? In the current study, we followed up with 175 participants who had taken part in a replication of the Lost in the Mall childhood false memory study (Loftus & Pickrell, 1995 Loftus, E. F., & Pickrell, J. E. (1995). The formation of false memories. Psychiatric Annals, 25(12), 720–725. https://doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-19951201-07[Crossref]…
Lost in the mall again: A preregistered replication and extension of Loftus & Pickrell (1995)
The seminal Lost in the Mall study [Loftus, E. F., & Pickrell, J. E. (1995). The formation of false memories. Psychiatric Annals, 25(12), 720–725. https://doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-19951201-07] has been enormously influential in psychology and is still cited in legal cases. The current study directly replicated this paper, addressing methodological weaknesses including increasing the sample size fivefold and preregistering detailed analysis plans…
Investigating false memories among “winners” and “losers” in the prisoner’s dilemma
Many legal cases hinge on evaluating the veracity of two versions of events ("he said, she said"). Expert witnesses are often called upon to testify on the malleability of memory, most often testifying for the defence. This may lead to the theoretically unfounded assumption that it is only victims who are vulnerable to distorted memories of a crime. Inspired by this question, we conducted a series of five experiments in which 2010 participants pl…
Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological distress during lockdown due to Covid ‐19
Several governments have implemented strict measures to reduce the spread of COVID‐19, such as lockdown measures. However, these measures have brought negative consequences at an individual level by exacerbating the psychological distress caused by the pandemic. We evaluated the role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS) on the levels of anxiety and depression during the lockdown in a sample of 663 Spanish‐speaking adults, while contr…
Misremembering Brexit: Partisan bias and individual predictors of false memories for fake news stories among Brexit voters
Exposure to fake news stories can result in false memories for the events portrayed, and this effect can be enhanced if the stories conform to the reader's ideological position. We exposed 1299 UK residents to fabricated news stories about Brexit. 44% of participants reported a false memory for at least one fabricated story, with a higher rate of false memories for stories that reflected poorly on the opposing side. This effect of ideological con…
Remembering facts versus feelings in the wake of political events
Amid rising political polarisation, inaccurate memory for facts and exaggerated memories of grievances can drive individuals and groups further apart. We assessed whether people with more accurate memories of the facts concerning political events were less susceptible to bias when remembering how events made them feel. Study 1 assessed participants' memories concerning the 2016 U.S. presidential election ( N = 571), and included 33 individuals wi…
Effects of perceptual load on eyewitness memory are moderated by individual differences in cognitive ability
Previous research has identified perceptual load - the amount of perceptual processing required by a scene - as a potentially important factor in eyewitness memory. Here, we investigated whether effects of perceptual load on eyewitness memory for a simulated crime are moderated by individual differences in cognitive ability. We presented participants with a video of a simulated crime that imposed either high or low perceptual load, followed by a …
Fool me twice: How effective is debriefing in false memory studies
Deception is often necessary in false memory studies, especially when the study aims to explore the effect of misinformation on memory. At the end of the study, participants are debriefed, but does this eliminate the influence of misinformation? In the current study, we followed up 630 participants six months after they participated in a study in which they were exposed to fabricated political news stories. We compared the memories of these "cont…
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Effects of perceptual load on eyewitness memory are moderated by individual differences in cognitive ability
Previous research has identified perceptual load - the amount of perceptual processing required by a scene - as a potentially important factor in eyewitness memory. Here, we investigated whether effects of perceptual load on eyewitness memory for a simulated crime are moderated by individual differences in cognitive ability. We presented participants with a video of a simulated crime that imposed either high or low perceptual load, followed by a …
Fool me twice: How effective is debriefing in false memory studies
Deception is often necessary in false memory studies, especially when the study aims to explore the effect of misinformation on memory. At the end of the study, participants are debriefed, but does this eliminate the influence of misinformation? In the current study, we followed up 630 participants six months after they participated in a study in which they were exposed to fabricated political news stories. We compared the memories of these "cont…
Misremembering Brexit: Partisan bias and individual predictors of false memories for fake news stories among Brexit voters
Exposure to fake news stories can result in false memories for the events portrayed, and this effect can be enhanced if the stories conform to the reader's ideological position. We exposed 1299 UK residents to fabricated news stories about Brexit. 44% of participants reported a false memory for at least one fabricated story, with a higher rate of false memories for stories that reflected poorly on the opposing side. This effect of ideological con…
Remembering facts versus feelings in the wake of political events
Amid rising political polarisation, inaccurate memory for facts and exaggerated memories of grievances can drive individuals and groups further apart. We assessed whether people with more accurate memories of the facts concerning political events were less susceptible to bias when remembering how events made them feel. Study 1 assessed participants' memories concerning the 2016 U.S. presidential election ( N = 571), and included 33 individuals wi…
Investigating false memories among “winners” and “losers” in the prisoner’s dilemma
Many legal cases hinge on evaluating the veracity of two versions of events ("he said, she said"). Expert witnesses are often called upon to testify on the malleability of memory, most often testifying for the defence. This may lead to the theoretically unfounded assumption that it is only victims who are vulnerable to distorted memories of a crime. Inspired by this question, we conducted a series of five experiments in which 2010 participants pl…
Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological distress during lockdown due to Covid ‐19
Several governments have implemented strict measures to reduce the spread of COVID‐19, such as lockdown measures. However, these measures have brought negative consequences at an individual level by exacerbating the psychological distress caused by the pandemic. We evaluated the role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS) on the levels of anxiety and depression during the lockdown in a sample of 663 Spanish‐speaking adults, while contr…
Lost in the mall again: A preregistered replication and extension of Loftus & Pickrell (1995)
The seminal Lost in the Mall study has been enormously influential in psychology and is still cited in legal cases. The current study directly replicated this paper, addressing methodological weaknesses including increasing the sample size fivefold and preregistering detailed analysis plans. Participants (N = 123) completed a survey and two interviews where they discussed real and fabricated childhood events, based on information provided by an o…
How do participants feel about the ethics of rich false memory studies
Deception is often a necessity in rich false memory studies, but is this deception acceptable to participants? In the current study, we followed up with 175 participants who had taken part in a replication of the Lost in the Mall childhood false memory study (Loftus & Pickrell, 1995 Loftus, E. F., & Pickrell, J. E. (1995). The formation of false memories. Psychiatric Annals, 25(12), 720–725. https://doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-19951201-07[Crossref]…
Lost in the mall again: A preregistered replication and extension of Loftus & Pickrell (1995)
The seminal Lost in the Mall study [Loftus, E. F., & Pickrell, J. E. (1995). The formation of false memories. Psychiatric Annals, 25(12), 720–725. https://doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-19951201-07] has been enormously influential in psychology and is still cited in legal cases. The current study directly replicated this paper, addressing methodological weaknesses including increasing the sample size fivefold and preregistering detailed analysis plans…
Can we enhance working memory? Bias and effectiveness in cognitive training studies
Meta-analyses have found that working memory (WM) can be improved with cognitive training; however, some authors have suggested that these improvements are mostly driven by biases in the measurement of WM, especially the use of similar tasks for assessment and training. In the present meta-analysis, we investigated whether WM, fluid intelligence, executive functions, and short-term memory can be improved by cognitive training and evaluated the im…
Do cognitive abilities reduce eyewitness susceptibility to the misinformation effect? A systematic review
The fact that memories can be distorted by post-event misinformation has cast considerable doubt over the dependability of eyewitness evidence in legal contexts. However, despite its adverse practical implications, the misinformation effect is likely an unavoidable distortion stemming from the reconstructive nature of episodic memory. Certain cognitive abilities have been reported to offer protection against misinformation, suggesting that mechan…
Bias and constructive processes in a self-memory system
Martin Conway’s influential theorising about the self-memory system (Conway, M. A., & Pleydell-Pearce, C. W. (2000). The construction of autobiographical memories in the self-memory system. Psychological Review, 107(2), 261–288) illuminated how the “working self” influences the construction of autobiographical memories. Moreover, his constructive view of self and memory is compatible with the occurrence of various kinds of errors and distortions …
Fake memories: A meta-analysis on the effect of fake news on the creation of false memories and false beliefs
Fake news can affect people in negative ways. A recent line of research has demonstrated that when people are exposed to fake news they can form false memories for the events depicted in the news stories. We conducted a meta-analysis to obtain an estimate of the average rate of false memories elicited by fake news. Thirteen articles were included in the final analysis, revealing that nearly 40% and 60% of the participants reported at least one fa…
A feasibility randomised controlled trial of patient education videos assessing multimedia design effects on engagement and learning in adolescents with scoliosis
Multimedia patient education is increasingly used in healthcare, particularly useful in under-resourced settings. While scientific content is well studied, limited research examines how design influences patient engagement. Scoliosis often lacks adequate resources, and integration of multimedia learning principles in this context remains underexplored.Objectives This triple-masked three-armed feasibility parallel randomised controlled trial (RCT)…
Psychology (11 works) · Cognitive psychology (8 works) · Memory Processes and Influences (7 works) · Recall (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Cognition (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Deception detection and forensic psychology (5 works) · False Memory (5 works) · Medicine (3 works)