The effects of a levels-of-processing manipulation on false recall.
The present study attempted to determine the effect of a levels-of-processing manipulation on the incidence of false recall. In Experiment 1, participants engaged in either a vowel counting task or a concrete/abstract rating task; in Experiment 2, participants engaged in either a vowel counting task or a category sorting task. Results of both experiments demonstrated that participants who engaged in a deeper level of processing (i.e., concrete/abstract ratings or category sorting) recalled significantly more list items and critical lures. The present findings thus lend support to theories that attribute false memories to activation-based factors.
Rhodes
M G
MG
Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina 29501-0547, USA.
Anastasi
J S
JS
D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology*