Depression status predicts false memory on recognition tasks

It has long been assumed that depression leads to memory impairment. However, previous research findings have been plagued with inconsistencies in methodology and overall findings. Specifically, there has been some debate over whether or not depressed people are capable of spontaneous strategy use, such as utilizing an associative network/categorical structure. In this study, categorical structure was manipulated using the lists constructed by Deese (1959) and Roediger and McDermott (1995) to examine the false memory paradigm as a function of depression. No differences were found for overall recall or the recall of critical target items as a function of depression. However, high depressed participants produced more false memories on the recognition task than low depressed participants.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Shapiro, Jamie Lynn L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Metzger, Richard
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Depression, Mental--Physiological aspects
• Memory disorders
• False memory syndrome

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English, eng

Identifier

LB2369.2 .S526 2000

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-2118