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Despite considerable research on the Deese—Roediger-McDermott (DRM) false memory paradigm, little attention has been paid to the reliability of the paradigm as a measure of individual differences. In the present research, we examined the reliability of the DRM paradigm in a 2-week test-retest design. This analysis showed that the false memories produced in the paradigm were quite stable across the 2-week period and that this stability had both global (cross-list) and list-specific components. In contrast, correct memories showed only global stability across the testing period.
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This research was supported by an Implementation of Multicultural Perspectives and Approaches in Research and Teaching (IMPART) grant from the University of Colorado, by NIH Grant MH63372, awarded to the first author, and by NSF Grant SBR9816458, awarded to the third author.
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Blair, I.V., Lenton, A.P. & Hastie, R. The reliability of the DRM paradigm as a measure of individual differences in false memories. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 9, 590–596 (2002). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03196317
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