Comparing Autobiographical Brand Images and Neutral Images Regarding False Memory Formation

Basic and Clinical Neuroscience

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Mohsen Shabani¹  Javad Salehi²  Reza Khosrowabadi¹ 

[1] Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University GC;Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan

关键词: Brand autobiographical memory;    False memory;    Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm (DRM);   

DOI  :  10.32598/bcn.2021.2275.2

来源: Iran University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Consumers’ prior experiences form an episodic memory that largely influences their decision-making process. This episodic memory is mainly linked to cognitive and emotional perception and we know that brand image influences our cognitive and emotional perception. Nevertheless, it has not been well described how autobiographical memories of brand images differ from other types of images. Methods: In this study, we hypothesized that brand pictures have a higher chance to create false memories as compared to neutral ones. Results: We investigated this hypothesis using the Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm with lists of brand pictures from the local market and associated neutral images from the international affective picture system. Thirty graduate students were exposed to image stimuli, followed by a distractor task and a recognition task. After the normality test, reaction times (RT), and false recognition rate of brands and neutral images were statistically compared using a pairwise t-test. Conclusion: The results showed a significant decrease in reaction time (RT) and an increase in the false recognition rate of brand pictures compared to neutral images. Interestingly, the effect of gender on the creation of false memory by autobiographical brand images was not significant. We hope these findings can pave the way for a better understanding of the false memory mechanism.

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