Browsing by Author "Kemp, S"

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    Disputes over memory ownership
    (Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2006) Sheen, M; Kemp, S; Rubin, DC
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    Disputes over memory ownership: What memories are disputed?
    (Genes Brain Behav, 2006) Sheen, M; Kemp, S; Rubin, DC
    The ownership of memories is sometimes disputed, particularly by twins. Examination of 77 disputed memories, 71 provided by twins, showed that most of the remembered events are negative and that the disputants appear to be self-serving. They claim for themselves memories for achievements and suffered misfortunes but are more likely to give away memories of personal wrongdoing. The research suggests that some of the memories in which we play a leading role might in fact have been the experiences of others.
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    Twins Dispute Memory Ownership: A New False Memory Phenomenon
    (Memory & Cognition, 2001) Sheen, M; Kemp, S; Rubin, DC
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    Twins dispute memory ownership: a new false memory phenomenon.
    (Mem Cognit, 2001-09) Sheen, M; Kemp, S; Rubin, DC
    In three experiments, we examined a new memory phenomenon: disputed memories, in which people dispute ownership of a memory. For example, in one disputed memory each of two twins recollected being sent home from school for wearing too short a skirt, although only one of them was actually sent home. In Experiment 1, 20 sets of same-sex adult twins were asked to produce a memory for each of 45 words, and most twins spontaneously produced at least one disputed memory. In Experiment 2,20 different sets of same-sex adult twins rated disputed memories as higher in recollective experience, imagery, and emotional reliving than nondisputed memories. In Experiment 3, siblings who were close in age as well as same-sex friends were also found to have disputed memories, but less often than twins.