When do we confuse self and other in action memory? Reduced false memories of self-performance after observing actions by an out-group versus in-group actor

Observing another person performing an action can lead to a false memory of having performed the action oneself—the observation-inflation effect. In the experimental paradigm, participants first perform or do not perform simple actions, and then observe another person perform some of these actions....

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Main Authors: Isabel eLindner, Cécile eSchain, René eKopietz, Gerald eEchterhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00467/full