The recovery of blocked memories in repeated recall tests

Hypermnesia of blocked memories

Bibliographic Data

ID9620749
AuthorsKris Gunawan (0000-0002-4294-8305, University of Nevada, Las Vegas), David R Gerkens (California State University, Fullerton, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume102
Issue3
Pages373-391
Publication date2011-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1348/000712610x528990
PMID21751995
OpenAlexW1509613784
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited36

There is continued controversy over the possibility of blocked and subsequently recovered accurate memories. Memory blocking produced by a retrieval biasing procedure followed by recovery through repeated testing was demonstrated in two experiments. Predictions derived from the retrieval bias explanation and from the level of cumulative recall (LOCR) concerning hypermnesia for blocked material were tested. Expt 1 disconfirmed the retrieval bias hypothesis that the blocked material would remain blocked. However, there was no accelerated recovery despite the lower rate of recall for the bias group compared to the control group as predicted based on LOCR. Expt 2 replicated the Expt 1 findings and used metamemory tasks to further explore the recovery process. The data led the authors to conclude that accurate recovery of memory with corresponding high confidence is possible through repeated testing provided suggestive questioning and misinformation are not presented

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Free recall · Metacognition · Metamemory · Misinformation · Recall · Repeated measures design · Statistics · Computer Science · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning · Memory Processes and Influences · Neuroscience · Psychology

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