APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Flashbulb Memory: Interactions of Arousal, Information Type, and Accuracy Regarding Confidence in Memory for Donald Trump’s Election
- Jaina Siemienkowicz
Butler University - Sofie Camarillo
Butler University - Hannah Walley
Butler University - Tessa Weidner
Butler University - Jessica Dupree
Baylor Scott and White Health - John Bohannon
Butler University
Abstract
536 participants reported confidence for probed questions regarding the discovery of and facts about Trump’s 2016 election. Results indicate interactions of arousal and information type on confidence and accuracy of memory, showing more confidence with higher arousal. Accurate, complex memories were more confidently rated than inaccurate memories.
Memory