False memory for associated word lists in individuals and collaborating groups.

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Using the Deese/Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm, we investigated recall of presented and nonpresented associated words by collaborating groups, nominal groups, and individuals. In Experiment 1, participants recalled individually and then recalled in collaborating groups. Nominal groups made up of individual recall produced more presented and nonpresented associated words than did collaborating groups. Collaborating groups recalled more presented words than did individuals, but not more nonpresented words. In Experiment 2, collaborating groups versus individuals was a between-subjects variable, and everyone made two recall attempts. For recall, the pattern was the same as that in Experiment 1, in that collaborating groups recalled more presented words than did individuals but about the same number of nonpresented words. In a DRM paradigm, collaborating groups were able to produce more presented words than were individuals, without increasing their false recall.

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Author/s: Maki, Ruth H (RH); Weigold, Arne (A); Arellano, Abbigail (A);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2051, USA. ruth.maki(-atsign-)ttu.edu

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Memory & cognition (Mem Cognit), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Apr; vol 36 (issue 3) : pp 598-603

Dates: Created 2008/05/21; Completed 2008/06/27;

PMID: 18491499, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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