Social contagion of memory and the role of self-initiated relative judgments

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ID21283807
AuthorsKatherine M Hart (Montana State University), Michelle L Meade (0000-0002-4941-2183, Montana State University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume212
Pages103189
Publication date2021-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Psychologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-6918 • E-ISSN: 1873-6297
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103189
PMID33125984
OpenAlexW3095185138
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited35

Two experiments examined the role of spontaneous relative judgments within the social contagion of memory paradigm (Roediger, Meade, & Bergman, 2001). Participants viewed household scenes (for short or long durations) in collaboration with a confederate (with low, average, or superior memory ability) who falsely recalled incorrect items as having occurred in the scenes. Of interest was whether or not participants would spontaneously evaluate the state of their own memory relative to the state of the confederate's memory when remembering suggested information. Participant responses on a metacognitive questionnaire demonstrated that participants were aware of their own memory ability relative to the memory ability of their partner. Interestingly, this information influenced participants' remember responses on the recall test only when they felt their own memory was relatively poor. Participants make self-initiated, relative judgments of memory when working with others on a memory test, and these judgments are driven by metacognitive differences in remember responses. The results highlight the importance of metacognition in understanding relative judgments in social memory

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Developmental psychology · Free recall · Memory test · Metacognition · Metamemory · Recall · Social memory · Test (biology) · Child and Animal Learning Development · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Social Psychology

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