The influence of suggestibility on memory

Serge Nicolas; Thérèse Collins; Yannick Gounden; Henry L. Roediger

doi:10.1016/j.concog.2010.10.019

The influence of suggestibility on memory

Serge Nicolas
, Thérèse Collins
, Yannick Gounden
, Henry L. Roediger

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

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Abstract

We provide a translation of Binet and Henri's pioneering 1894 paper on the influence of suggestibility on memory. Alfred Binet (1857-1911) is famous as the author who created the IQ test that bears his name, but he is almost unknown as the psychological investigator who generated numerous original experiments and fascinating results in the study of memory. His experiments published in 1894 manipulated suggestibility in several ways to determine effects on remembering. Three particular modes of suggestion were employed to induce false recognitions: (1) indirect suggestion by a preconceived idea; (2) direct suggestion; and (3) collective suggestion. In the commentary we suggest that Binet and Henri's (1894) paper written over 115 years ago is still highly relevant even today. In particular, Binet's legacy lives on in modern research on misinformation effects in memory, in studies of conformity, and in experiments on the social contagion of memory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	399-400
Number of pages	2
Journal	Consciousness and Cognition
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2010.10.019
State	Published - Jun 2011

Keywords

Binet
False memory
Memory
Memory illusions
Suggestibility

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