Does Studying a Semantically Related List of Words Produce False Memories?(Psycology)

Abstract One hundred and sixty-six students taking Psycology105 were involved in an experiment which tests whether false memories can be produced by studying a list of words that were related semantically. It was assumed that the lure would have a high rate of remember responses. The results from the experiment proved that the lure is likely to produce false recalls, by studying semantically related lists. Does Studying a Semantically Related List of Words Produce False …showed first 75 words of 1279 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1279 total…Spreading action and arousal of false memories. In H. L. Roediger, J.S. Nairne, I Neath, & A. M. Surprenant (eds.), The nature of remembering: Essays in honor of Robert G. Crowder. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Watson, J. M., Balota, D. A., & Roediger, H. L. (2003). Creating false memories with hybrid lists of semantic and phonological associates: Over- additive false memories produced by converging associative networks. Journal of Memory and Language, 49(1), 95-118.