کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
920111 920265 2012 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Personalized and not general suggestion produces false autobiographical memories and suggestion-consistent behavior
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب شناختی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Personalized and not general suggestion produces false autobiographical memories and suggestion-consistent behavior
چکیده انگلیسی

Suggesting false childhood events produces false autobiographical beliefs, memories and suggestion-consistent behavior. The mechanisms by which suggestion affects behavior are not understood, and whether false beliefs and memories are necessary for suggestions to impact behavior remains unexplored. We examined the relative effects of providing a personalized suggestion (suggesting that an event occurred to the person in the past), and/or a general suggestion (suggesting that an event happened to others in the past). Participants (N = 122) received a personalized suggestion, a general suggestion, both or neither, about childhood illness due to spoiled peach yogurt. The personalized suggestion resulted in false beliefs, false memories, and suggestion-consistent behavioral intentions immediately after the suggestion. One week or one month later participants completed a taste test that involved eating varieties of crackers and yogurts. The personalized suggestion led to reduced consumption of only peach yogurt, and those who reported a false memory showed the most eating suppression. This effect on behavior was equally strong after one week and one month, showing a long lived influence of the personalized suggestion. The general suggestion showed no effects. Suggestions that convey personal information about a past event produce false autobiographical memories, which in turn impact behavior.


► Examined the relationship between suggesting false events, false memories, and behavior.
► Provided personalized and/or general suggestion; measured behavior 7 or 30 days later.
► Behavior was changed only when the personalized information was provided.
► Personalized information affected behavior equally at both time points.
► Effects of suggesting personal occurrence of past event produces long lived behavior change.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Acta Psychologica - Volume 139, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 225–232
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