Evaluating the role of the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm in false memory research

• Main Authors: Tng, Darius M. H., Djawoto, Olivia, Goh, Eunice Jia Ying
• Other Authors: Xu Hong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Consciousness and cognition
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62513
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The methodology currently used to study false memory formation is the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm, and the results obtained are often explained by theories such as the Fuzzy Trace Theory (FTT) and Activation/Monitoring Theory (AMT). However, there are aspects of the encoding process of false memories that the DRM has failed to address. This suggests the need for a possible paradigmatic change in the field of false memory research at a time where the research field is oversaturated with DRM-related studies . Hence, this literature review aims to highlight existing alternative methodology like the Discrepancy Attribution Hypothesis and Source Monitoring Framework (SMF) to address this issue. By comparing the various theories, we found that the SMF seems to be the most viable alternative to address the aforementioned research gap. The SMF’s versatility, and ability to account for several domains of memory, holds potential as a new foundation with which future paradigms can build upon to explore the relationship between components of memory and the formation of false memories.