Self-Enhanced False Memory Across the Life Span.
Jianqin WangHenry OtgaarMark L HoweQun DongChu ZhouPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2022)
Although self-reference increases false memory in both younger and older adults, the underlying mechanisms are different in that older adults have more self-relevant false familiarity while younger adults generate more self-relevant phantom recollection. The current study also has implications for eyewitness reports, suggesting that the self-relevance of memory may be one relevant factor to consider when evaluating potential risk factors of false memory.