The cognitive consequences of secrecy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6197873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julie D Lane (Virginia Department of Education, corresponding author), Daniel M Wegner |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 237-253 |
| Publication date | 1995-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.69.2.237 |
| OpenAlex | W4234414652 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 108 |
| References cited | 25 |
Four research paradigms explored links from secrecy to the suppression and intrusive recurrence of secret thoughts. In Study I, keeping a word secret enhanced cognitive accessibility of the word on a Stroop color-naming task. Study 2 revealed that secret memory topics were recalled earlier than topics about which a lie or the truth was told. Study 3 showed that when participants were keeping secrets, their ratings ofsuppression and intrusive thinking ofthe secret became positively correlated. Study 4 participants rated 50 everyday topics for intrusiveness, suppression, and secrecy. Across topics, positive mean within-subject correlations were found among these variables
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Computer security · Political science · Secrecy · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Memory Processes and Influences · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 104 |
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| Citation span | 1994 - 2026 (33) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 92 |