Presentation Modality and Mode of Recall in Verbal False Memory
Abstract
False memories were investigated for aurally and visually presented lists of semantically associated words. In Experiment 1, false written recall of critical intrusions was reliably lower following visual presentation compared with aural presentation. This presentation modality effect was attributed to the use of orthographic features during written recall to edit critical intrusions from visually presented lists. As predicted by this hypothesis, the modality effect was eliminated when the mode of recall was spoken rather than written. In Experiment 2, the modality effect in written recall was again replicated and then eliminated with an orienting task that ensured orthographic encoding even of aurally presented words. Thus, the modality effect appears to depend on using orthographic information to distinguish true from false verbal memories.
Recommended Citation
Kellogg, R. T. (2001). Presentation Modality and Mode of Recall in Verbal False Memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 27(4), pp. 913-919. American Psychological Association.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.27.4.913
Department(s)
Psychological Science
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0278-7393
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 2001
PubMed ID
11486924
