title: The Influence of Confirmation Bias on Memory and Source Monitoring.
abstract: Two experiments were conducted to examine whether recognition memory for information and/or its source are influenced by confirmation bias. During Phase 1, subjects were shown a summary about the issue of gun control and asked to indicate a position on the issue. During Phase 2, 12 abstracts (Experiment 1) or social media posts (Experiment 2) were shown, one at a time. Posts in Experiment 2 were associated with either friends or strangers. Participants indicated whether they wanted to read a more extensive version of each abstract (Experiment 1) or post (Experiment 2). Phase 3 was the memory phase. Thirty-two abstract titles (Experiment 1) or posts (Experiment 2) were shown one at a time. Participants indicated yes or no, and whether they recognized the titles/posts from the last phase. Recognition memory for information that supported the participants' viewpoint was higher than that for opposing information.
authors.affiliation: a Southern New Hampshire University.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.affiliation: a Southern New Hampshire University.
authors.forename: Bridgette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Casey
authors.affiliation: a Southern New Hampshire University.
authors.forename: Kaydee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.affiliation: a Southern New Hampshire University.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raymundo
authors.affiliation: a Southern New Hampshire University.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.affiliation: a Southern New Hampshire University.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carrigan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D061108:Social Media; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: cognition; judgment/decision making; memory