You say tomato? Collaborative remembering leads to more false memories for intimate couples than for strangers

• Published in: Memory (Hove) Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 262 - 273
• Main Authors: French, Lauren, Garry, Maryanne, Mori, Kazuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Concept Formation - physiology; Cooperative Behavior; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Memory - physiology; Social Behavior; Suggestion; Verbal Learning - physiology

Research on memory conformity shows that collaborative remembering-typically in the form of discussion-can influence people's memories. One question that remains is whether it matters with whom we discuss our memories. To address this question we compared people's memories for an event aft...