2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The effect of social information on the formation of memory
| Project/Area Number |
19530666
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | Nihon University |
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Principal Investigator |
ITSUKUSHIMA Yukio Nihon University, 文理学部, 教授 (20147698)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 人間の記憶 / 目撃証言 / 社会的影響 / 耳撃証言 |
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| Research Abstract |
The witnesses who saw any crime testify relying on their memories. Such memories are usually reconstructive in nature and the accuracy of the memories is influenced by the social information given to the witnesses. This influence was detrimental effects on the formation of memory people constructs about the events they experienced. In this research project, we investigated the effects of media on which social information is conveyed and the effect of telling lies, the influence on the ear-witness were explored.
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Research Products
(7 results)
