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Individual Differences in False Memories in the Deese–Roediger–McDermott Paradigm: An Attention Control Account

Byrnes, Daniel Patrick
http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9940-0269
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1713538889841109

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2024, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
This study examined the underlying mechanisms of false memories observed in the classic Deese–Roediger–McDermott (DRM) paradigm. Previous work indicates that greater working memory capacity and inhibition are associated with lower susceptibility to such false memories. We hypothesized that this may be, due to the closely related construct of attention control. We examined if individual differences in attention control accounted for variance in susceptibility to false memories, above and beyond inhibition and WMC alone. We used a standard DRM procedure in an individual differences approach to examine how working memory, inhibition, and attention control contribute to false memories as indicated by false word recall on the DRM task. Our results indicate that not only does attention control account for unique variance in susceptibility to the false memories, but it also may mediate the relationship between working memory capacity and DRM performance to a degree to which working memory becomes non-significant.
Christopher Was (Advisor)
Maria Zaragoza (Committee Member)
Jeffrey Ciesla (Committee Member)
Dana Miller-Cotto (Committee Member)
Philip Hamrick (Committee Member)
35 p.
Cognitive Psychology; Psychology
DRM; False Memories; Working Memory; Inhibition; Attention Control

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  • Byrnes, D. P. (2024). Individual Differences in False Memories in the Deese–Roediger–McDermott Paradigm: An Attention Control Account [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1713538889841109

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Byrnes, Daniel. Individual Differences in False Memories in the Deese–Roediger–McDermott Paradigm: An Attention Control Account. 2024. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1713538889841109.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Byrnes, Daniel. "Individual Differences in False Memories in the Deese–Roediger–McDermott Paradigm: An Attention Control Account." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1713538889841109

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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