title: Hypnotically created pseudomemories: further investigation into the "memory distortion or response bias" question.
abstract: In order to study whether pseudomemories represent actual memory distortions or are a result of response bias, 60 highly hypnotizable subjects and subjects from the general population were divided into 4 experimental groups and were tested for pseudomemory manifestation after receiving a false suggestion. Of the 4 groups of subjects, 3 were offered a monetary reward as a motivation to distinguish false suggestion from actual occurrence. Pseudomemory manifestation was found to be significantly higher among subjects not offered a reward than among subjects who were offered such an reward. The implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Washington State University, Department of Psychology, Pullman 99164-4820.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Murrey
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Whipple
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D013404:Suggestion