Motivated forgetting and attitude change
by Morin, Amanda Leigh, M.S., TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, 2008, 89 pages; 1459864

Abstract:

Two experiments tested whether feigned memory loss for attitude-relevant actions can cause forgetting and decrease the impact of those actions on subsequently reported attitudes. Compared to participants in a control group, participants in Experiment 1 correctly recalled fewer of imagined attitude-relevant actions for which they feigned memory loss, and also displayed less effect of the imagined actions on their attitudes toward a social group. Compared to participants in a control group, participants in Experiment 2 had no memory impairments for self-generated arguments favorable or unfavorable to capital punishment after feigning memory loss for those arguments, but they displayed a greater effect of the arguments on subsequently reported attitudes. The discussion suggests reasons why results of the two experiments were discrepant.
 
AdviserCharles Lord
SchoolTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 47-03, p. , Jan 2009
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsSocial psychology; Experimental psychology
Publication Number1459864
Adobe PDF Access the complete dissertation:
 

» Find an electronic copy at your library.
  Use the link below to access a full citation record of this graduate work:
  http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl%3furl_ver=Z39.88-2004%26res_dat=xri:pqdiss%26rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation%26rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1459864
  If your library subscribes to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database, you may be entitled to a free electronic version of this graduate work. If not, you will have the option to purchase one, and access a 24 page preview for free (if available).

About ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
With over 2.3 million records, the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. It is the database of record for graduate research.

The database includes citations of graduate works ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. Of the 2.3 million graduate works included in the database, ProQuest offers more than 1.9 million in full text formats. Of those, over 860,000 are available in PDF format. More than 60,000 dissertations and theses are added to the database each year.

If you have questions, please feel free to visit the ProQuest Web site - http://www.proquest.com - or call ProQuest Hotline Customer Support at 1-800-521-3042.