Rapid communication: The fate of being forgotten: Information that is initially forgotten is judged as less important

Autor:	David P. McCabe, Matthew G. Rhodes, Nicholas C. Soderstrom, Vanessa M. Loaiza, Alan D. Castel
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Cued recall Value (ethics) Forgetting Recall Physiology Experimental and Cognitive Psychology General Medicine Test (assessment) Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Physiology (medical) Metamemory Significant other Psychology General Psychology Cognitive psychology
Zdroj:	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 65:2281-2287
ISSN:	1747-0226 1747-0218
DOI:	10.1080/17470218.2012.739183
Popis:	Is forgotten information deemed less important than remembered information? The present study examined potential biases regarding the importance of information that was initially forgotten. In Experiment 1 participants studied words paired with varying point values that denoted their importance and were encouraged to recall higher value words. Participants recalled more high-value words on an initial test. However, on a later cued recall test for the values, initially forgotten words were rated as less valuable than remembered words. Experiment 2 used a similar procedure with the exception that participants rated the importance of traits when evaluating a significant other (e.g., honest, intelligent). Participants were more likely to recall highly valued traits but regarded forgotten traits as less valuable than remembered traits. These results suggest that a forgetting bias exists: If information is initially forgotten, it is later deemed as less important.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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