dc.contributor.author |
Murphy, Gillian |
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dc.contributor.author |
Loftus, Elizabeth F. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Hofstein Grady, Rebecca |
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dc.contributor.author |
Levine, Linda J. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Greene, Ciara M. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-09-19T09:23:26Z |
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dc.date.available |
2019-09-19T09:23:26Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019-08-21 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Murphy, G., Loftus, E. F., Grady, R. H., Levine, L. J. and Greene, C. M. (2019) 'False Memories for Fake News During Ireland’s Abortion Referendum', Psychological Science, doi: 10.1177/0956797619864887 |
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dc.identifier.startpage |
1 |
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dc.identifier.endpage |
26 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0956-7976 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10468/8568 |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1177/0956797619864887 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The current study examined false memories in the week preceding the 2018 Irish abortion referendum. Participants (N = 3,140) viewed six news stories concerning campaign events—two fabricated and four authentic. Almost half of the sample reported a false memory for at least one fabricated event, with more than one third of participants reporting a specific memory of the event. “Yes” voters (those in favor of legalizing abortion) were more likely than “no” voters to “remember” a fabricated scandal regarding the campaign to vote “no,” and “no” voters were more likely than “yes” voters to “remember” a fabricated scandal regarding the campaign to vote “yes.” This difference was particularly strong for voters of low cognitive ability. A subsequent warning about possible misinformation slightly reduced rates of false memories but did not eliminate these effects. This study suggests that voters in a real-world political campaign are most susceptible to forming false memories for fake news that aligns with their beliefs, in particular if they have low cognitive ability. |
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dc.format.mimetype |
application/pdf |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Sage Publications |
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dc.relation.uri |
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797619864887 |
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dc.rights |
© 2019 the authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. The published version of record is available at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797619864887 |
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dc.subject |
False memory |
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dc.subject |
Politics |
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dc.subject |
Fake news |
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dc.subject |
Misinformation |
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dc.subject |
Bias |
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dc.subject |
Open data |
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dc.subject |
Open materials |
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dc.title |
False memories for fake news during Ireland's abortion referendum |
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dc.type |
Article (peer-reviewed) |
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dc.internal.authorcontactother |
Gillian Murphy, Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. +353-21-490-3000 Email: gillian.murphy@ucc.ie |
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dc.internal.availability |
Full text available |
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dc.date.updated |
2019-09-19T07:58:50Z |
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dc.description.version |
Accepted Version |
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dc.internal.rssid |
491432071 |
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dc.description.status |
Peer reviewed |
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dc.identifier.journaltitle |
Psychological Science |
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dc.internal.copyrightchecked |
No |
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dc.internal.licenseacceptance |
Yes |
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dc.internal.IRISemailaddress |
gillian.murphy@ucc.ie |
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dc.internal.bibliocheck |
In Press August 2019. Update citation, vol, page numbers etc. Check rights statement. |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1467-9280 |
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