Positive and negative effects of collaboration on suggestibility and false memory in online groups.

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Author	Rossi-Arnaud, Clelia Spataro, Pietro Santirocchi, Alessandro Pesola, Maria Chiara Costantini, Laura Cestari, Vincenzo
Abstract	Previous studies demonstrated the positive and negative effects of collaboration on memory (both veridical and false recall) and suggestibility in face-to-face contexts. However, it remains unclear whether the same results can be observed in a virtual context. To clarify this issue, the present study examined the performance of 10 nominal triads and 10 collaborative triads in a fully online setting. Participants interacted live, in videoconference and were tested with the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale (GSS) and the Deese/Roediger-McDermott (DRM) task. For the GSS, the results replicated the in-person pattern of results, with collaborative triads showing the standard inhibition effect in the immediate and delayed (after 24 h) recall tasks; in addition, collaborative triads were less suggestible than nominal triads. For the DRM, we likewise found that collaboration decreased the recall and recognition of both studied items (the standard inhibitory effect) and critical lures (the error-pruning effect). We therefore conclude that remembering in a virtual context exhibits the same general properties as its in-person counterpart, at least when using a videoconference setting.
ISSN	10461310
Journal	Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.j.)
PubMed Central reference number	PMC10208203
PubMed reference number	37359627
e-ISSN	19364733
DOI	10.1007/s12144-023-04775-y
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2023-05-24
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	Computer-mediated communication Collaborative inhibition Suggestibility False memory
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Psychology