Retrospective evaluations of sequences: Testing the predictions of a memory-based analysis
Journal article
Aldrovandi, S., Poirier, M., Kusev, P. and Ayton, P. (2015). Retrospective evaluations of sequences: Testing the predictions of a memory-based analysis. Experimental Psychology. 62 (5). https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000301
Authors | Aldrovandi, S., Poirier, M., Kusev, P. and Ayton, P. |
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Abstract | Retrospective evaluation (RE) of event sequences is known to be biased in various ways. The present paper presents a series of studies that examined the suggestion that the moments that are the most accessible in memory at the point of RE contribute to these biases. As predicted by this memory-based analysis, Experiment 1 showed that pleasantness ratings of word lists were biased by the presentation position of a negative item and by how easy the negative information was to retrieve. Experiment 2 ruled out the hypothesis that these findings were due to the dual nature of the task called upon. Experiment 3 further manipulated the memorability of the negative items – and corresponding changes in RE were as predicted. Finally, Experiment 4 extended the findings to more complex stimuli involving event narratives. Overall, the results suggest that assessments were adjusted based on the retrieval of the most readily available information. |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Experimental Psychology |
Journal citation | 62 (5) |
Publisher | Hogrefe |
ISSN | 2190-5142 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000301 |
Web address (URL) | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84948171688&partnerID=MN8TOARS |
Publication dates | |
Online | 01 Nov 2015 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 31 Aug 2022 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
ISBN | 21905142 16183169 |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/91qq8
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