TY - JOUR
T1 - The false fame illusion in people with memories about a previous life
AU - Peters, M.J.V.
AU - Horselenberg, R.
AU - Jelicic, M.
AU - Merckelbach, H.L.G.J.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - The present study examined whether individuals with full-blown memories of highly implausible events are prone to commit source monitoring errors. Participants reporting previous-life memories and those without such memories completed a false fame task. This task provides an index of source monitoring errors (i.e., misclassifying familiar non-famous names as famous names). Participants with previous-life memories had a greater tendency to judge the names of previously presented non-famous people as famous than control participants. The two groups did not differ in terms of correct recognition of new non-famous names and famous names. Although dissociation, cognitive failures, sleep-related experiences, depressive symptoms, and signs of psychological distress were all significantly higher in participants with previous-life memories than in controls, these variables did not predict the false fame illusion.
AB - The present study examined whether individuals with full-blown memories of highly implausible events are prone to commit source monitoring errors. Participants reporting previous-life memories and those without such memories completed a false fame task. This task provides an index of source monitoring errors (i.e., misclassifying familiar non-famous names as famous names). Participants with previous-life memories had a greater tendency to judge the names of previously presented non-famous people as famous than control participants. The two groups did not differ in terms of correct recognition of new non-famous names and famous names. Although dissociation, cognitive failures, sleep-related experiences, depressive symptoms, and signs of psychological distress were all significantly higher in participants with previous-life memories than in controls, these variables did not predict the false fame illusion.
U2 - 10.1016/j.concog.2006.02.002
DO - 10.1016/j.concog.2006.02.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 16574433
SN - 1053-8100
VL - 16
SP - 162
EP - 169
JO - Consciousness and Cognition
JF - Consciousness and Cognition
ER -