APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Delay and Confidence: A Flashbulb Memory Report on Donald Trump's Election
- Siemienkowicz Jaina
Butler University - Mikala Lain
Butler University - Hannah Strawmyer
Butler University - Ashley Salazar
Butler University - Jessica Dupree
Baylor Scott and White Health - John Bohannon
Butler University
Abstract
536 participants were assessed for confidence in memories for Trump’s 2016 election. Results indicated higher confidence for discovery memories than facts, which reliably decreased at delays up to a year. Memory was stronger for discovery memories than facts, indicating emotion as a factor of encoding.
Memory