Cognitive impacts of group dynamics: exploring memory errors in observing actions by familiar and unfamiliar individuals

• Published in: Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) Vol. 43; no. 28; pp. 23565 - 23575
• Main Authors: Yue, Yaqi, Wang, Lijuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.07.2024; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Influence; Memory; Observation (Psychology); Psychology; Recovered memory (Psychology); Social Sciences; China; Observation-inflation effect; Mu-suppression; False memory; Motion simulation; EEG

Observing the behavior of others can lead to false memories of self-expression –observation-inflation effect. Previous research has highlighted a significant reduction in memory errors when a specific action is executed by individuals from an external group. However, the impact of relationships amon...