APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
The Influence of Photographs on Memory for Fake News Headlines
- Karima Shehadeh
Sam Houston State University - Janice Burke
Sam Houston State University - Amber Giacona
Sam Houston State University - Jessica Lee
Sam Houston State University - Jeffrey Anastasi
Sam Houston State University
Abstract
The current study evaluated individuals’ false memory for true and fabricated news headlines with and without the presence of photographs. Results indicated that participants remembered more true headlines than false headlines, but the presence of photographs led to a much greater increase in believability for false headlines.
Memory