The influence of emotion on false memory and its application

Journal of Psychological Science ›› 2011, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4) : 813-818.

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Journal of Psychological Science ›› 2011, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4) : 813-818.

The influence of emotion on false memory and its application

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False memory was affected by the emotion . The influence of emotion on false memory is characterized by the following features:(a).the false memory effect is larger under positive than under negative mood states.(b)negative stimuli induce more false memory relative to neutral and positive stimuli.(c).false memory is more significant when to-be-recognized items are emotionally congruent with people’s mood states. These results have important practical implications for problem solution in the area of justice and psychological counseling: (1)avoid the Mood-congruent effect of false memory.(2)choose proper way of questioning in different mood condition.(3)implant false memory to cure addiction.(4)judging whether the memory is true or not based on the emotional susceptibility. In the future, futher study should focus on the interaction between the emotion and false memory in order to improve its practical value.

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emotion / mood / DRM paradigm / misinformation effect paradigm / false memory

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