Journal of Neurodevelopmental Cognition
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Do gender stereotypes give rise to false memories?

10.52547/jncog.2022.103437
Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
December 2022
Pages 27-38
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Cognition

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohsen Sha’bani 1
Reza Khosrowabadi 1
Javad Salehi 2

1 Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, University of Zanjan, Iran

Abstract
False memory is normally examined by the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm and it has shown an indirect association with gender stereotypes. In this study, gender effect on false memory formation along with the influence of emotional words stimuli were examined. 60 subjects (30 female) were recruited and they were exposed to 4 lists of 12 words in a DRM paradigm. Effects of gender stereotypes were examined using 2 lists of gender-categorized words. In addition, the emotional effect of the stimuli was also investigated by 2 lists of negatively-balanced or neutral lures (eg. blood or chair). Subsequently, false memory rates in the male and female participants were statistically compared using a mixed ANOVA model. The results showed a significant differential effect of gender on false memory formation as well as negative and neutral word stimuli.

Keywords

False memory
Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm
gender stereotypes
  • Receive Date 28 June 2022
  • Revise Date 05 August 2022
  • Accept Date 08 August 2022

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