Fake News & False Memories

Question 1

Misinformation

Answer 1

Inaccurate information that may be spread intentionally
or unintentionally

Question 2

Disinformation

Answer 2

Inaccurate information spread intentionally with the aim
of disrupting political or social processes

Question 3

What two phrases are coded as -the participant remembered the story-?

Answer 3

I have a clear memory of seeing/hearing about this

I don’t remember seeing/hearing this, but I remember it happening

Question 4

How are memories stored in the brain?

Answer 4

They are reconstructed every time, not stored in one piece. NADEL

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Question 5

General factors predicting false memory

Answer 5

Cognitive ability

Reasoning style: reflective (analytical) vs. reflexive

Bullshit receptivity

Question 6

Context-specific factors

Answer 6

Knowledge (perceived vs. actual)

Beliefs and ideology

Emotional content

Question 7

Can false memories influence behaviour?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What are the limitations of these experiments?

Answer 8

1) They evaluate intentions to engage in health behaviours rather than the behaviours themselves.

2) Effects in the present study are based on a single exposure to a novel fake news story.
Real-world behavioural effects might increase after multiple exposures