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==Imagination Inflation== |
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Imagination inflation refers to the finding that imagining an event which never happened can increase confidence that it actually occurred |
Imagination inflation refers to the finding that imagining an event which never happened can increase confidence that it actually occurred<ref>{{cite journal|refname=Garry96|last=Garry|first=Maryanne |
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|coauthors= Manning, Charles G., Loftus, Elizabeth F., Sherman, Steven J|title=Imagination inflation: imagining a childhood event inflates confidence that it occurred|journal= Psychonomic Bulletin & Review|year=1996|volume=3|issue=2|pages=208-214|doi=10.3758/bf03212420 }}</ref>. |
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This effect is relevant to the study of [[memory]] and [[cognition]], particularly [[Confabulation|false memory]]. Imagination inflation is one way that techniques intended to retrieve [[repressed memory|repressed memories]] (i.e. via [[recovered memory therapy]]) may lead to the development of false or distorted memories<ref>{{cite journal|last=Garry|first=Maryanne |
This effect is relevant to the study of [[memory]] and [[cognition]], particularly [[Confabulation|false memory]]. Imagination inflation is one way that techniques intended to retrieve [[repressed memory|repressed memories]] (i.e. via [[recovered memory therapy]]) may lead to the development of false or distorted memories<ref name="Devon">{{cite journal|last=Garry|first=Maryanne |
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|coauthors= Polaschek, Devon L.L.|title=Imagination and memory|journal= Current Directions in Psychological Science|year=2000|volume=9|issue=1|pages=6-10|doi= 10.1111/1467-8721.00048 }}</ref>. |
|coauthors= Polaschek, Devon L.L.|title=Imagination and memory|journal= Current Directions in Psychological Science|year=2000|volume=9|issue=1|pages=6-10|doi= 10.1111/1467-8721.00048 }}</ref>. |
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Imagination inflation may occur in two ways. If imagining an event makes it seem more familiar, this feeling of familiarity could lead to increased confidence that the event has occurred. Alternatively, imagination inflation could be the result of [[Source-monitoring error|source confusion]]. When imagining a false past event, people generate information about it, and some is stored in their memory. Later they might remember the content but not its source, mistakenly attributing the information they recall to a real experience instead of to their imagination. |
Imagination inflation may occur in two ways<ref name="Devon" />. If imagining an event makes it seem more familiar, this feeling of familiarity could lead to increased confidence that the event has occurred<ref name="Devon" />. Alternatively, imagination inflation could be the result of [[Source-monitoring error|source confusion]]. When imagining a false past event, people generate information about it, and some is stored in their memory. Later they might remember the content but not its source, mistakenly attributing the information they recall to a real experience instead of to their imagination<ref name="Devon" />. |
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As well as its implications regarding the effects of memory recovery techniques involving guided imagination, imagination inflation has applications in other areas, including the criminal justice system and broader clinical psychology. |
As well as its implications regarding the effects of memory recovery techniques involving guided imagination, imagination inflation has applications in other areas, including the criminal justice system and broader clinical psychology. |
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Imagination Inflation
Imagination inflation refers to the finding that imagining an event which never happened can increase confidence that it actually occurred[1]. This effect is relevant to the study of memory and cognition, particularly false memory. Imagination inflation is one way that techniques intended to retrieve repressed memories (i.e. via recovered memory therapy) may lead to the development of false or distorted memories[2].
Imagination inflation may occur in two ways[2]. If imagining an event makes it seem more familiar, this feeling of familiarity could lead to increased confidence that the event has occurred[2]. Alternatively, imagination inflation could be the result of source confusion. When imagining a false past event, people generate information about it, and some is stored in their memory. Later they might remember the content but not its source, mistakenly attributing the information they recall to a real experience instead of to their imagination[2].
As well as its implications regarding the effects of memory recovery techniques involving guided imagination, imagination inflation has applications in other areas, including the criminal justice system and broader clinical psychology.
References
- ^ Garry, Maryanne (1996). "Imagination inflation: imagining a childhood event inflates confidence that it occurred". Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 3 (2): 208–214. doi:10.3758/bf03212420.
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