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Title: Filling in the Gaps: False Memories and Partisan Bias.
Authors: Armaly, Miles T. (AUTHOR), Enders, Adam M. (AUTHOR)
Source: Political Psychology. Apr2023, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p281-299. 19p. 3 Charts, 5 Graphs.
Subjects: Memory bias, Conspiracy theories, Cognitive ability, False memory syndrome, Psychologists, Partisanship
Abstract: While cognitive psychologists have learned a great deal about people's propensity for constructing and acting on false memories, the connection between false memories and politics remains understudied. If partisan bias guides the adoption of beliefs and colors one's interpretation of new events and information, so too might it prove powerful enough to fabricate memories of political circumstances. Across two studies, we first distinguish false memories from false beliefs and expressive responses; false political memories appear to be genuine and subject to partisan bias. We also examine the political and psychological correlates of false memories. Nearly a third of respondents reported remembering a fabricated or factually altered political event, with many going so far as to convey the circumstances under which they "heard about" the event. False‐memory recall is correlated with the strength of partisan attachments, interest in politics, and participation, as well as narcissism, conspiratorial thinking, and cognitive ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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