Memory conformity for confidently recognized items: The power of social influence on memory reports

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• 作者：Ruth Horry ; ^{ruth.horry@flinders.edu.au} ; Matthew A. Palmer¹ ; ^{matthew.palmer@flinders.edu.au} ; Michelle L. Sexton ^{sext0032@flinders.edu.au} ; Neil Brewer ^{neil.brewer@flinders.edu.au}
• 关键词：Memory conformity ; Confidence ; Face recognition ; In-group bias ; Own-race bias
• 刊名：Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：48
• 期：3
• 页码：783-786
• 全文大小：309 K

文摘

Memory conformity occurs when one person's memory report influences another's. Memory conformity is more likely to occur when the information comes from a credible source, and when internal evidence is weak. Here, we investigate whether there are situational variations in how heavily participants weigh internal cues to accuracy when confronted with conflicting information from a partner. The results show that even confidently held memories are subject to influence from external sources, and that social influence is exaggerated when the source is seen to be highly credible.