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Título
The role of language proficiency in producing false memories
Autor(es)
Materia
Language proficiency
False memory
DRM paradigm
Fecha de publicación
2017
Editor
Elsevier
Resumen
[ENG]We report three experiments examining the role that language proficiency plays in the production of
false memory. We constructed Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm lists using both English and
Spanish free association norms, which enabled us to control the associations between studied items
and critical words. Experiment 1 showed that native English speakers who were learning Spanish produced
more false memory when DRM critical words were studied and tested in English compared to
Spanish. Experiment 2 showed that native Spanish speakers who were learning English produced more
false memory when DRM critical words were studied and tested in Spanish compared to English.
Experiment 3 showed that native Spanish speakers who were highly proficient in English produced more
false memory for DRM critical words studied and tested in English compared to native Spanish speakers
who were lower in English proficiency. Collectively, these results support the role that the automaticity of
concept access plays in producing false memory.
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ISSN
0749-596X
DOI
10.1016/j.jml.2017.03.004
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