%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:7515296 %A Peters, M. %A Horselenberg, R. %A Jelicic, M. %A Merckelbach, H. %D 2007 %J Consciousness and Cognition %K false_memory %N 1 %P 162--169 %R 10.1016/j.concog.2006.02.002 %T The false fame illusion in people with memories about a previous life %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2006.02.002 %V 16 %X The present study examined whether individuals with full-blown memories of highly implausible events are prone to commit source monitoring errors. Participants reporting previous-life memories and those without such memories completed a false fame task. This task provides an index of source monitoring errors (i.e., misclassifying familiar non-famous names as famous names). Participants with previous-life memories had a greater tendency to judge the names of previously presented non-famous people as famous than control participants. The two groups did not differ in terms of correct recognition of new non-famous names and famous names. Although dissociation, cognitive failures, sleep-related experiences, depressive symptoms, and signs of psychological distress were all significantly higher in participants with previous-life memories than in controls, these variables did not predict the false fame illusion.

@article{citeulike:7515296, abstract = {{The present study examined whether individuals with full-blown memories of highly implausible events are prone to commit source monitoring errors. Participants reporting previous-life memories and those without such memories completed a false fame task. This task provides an index of source monitoring errors (i.e., misclassifying familiar non-famous names as famous names). Participants with previous-life memories had a greater tendency to judge the names of previously presented non-famous people as famous than control participants. The two groups did not differ in terms of correct recognition of new non-famous names and famous names. Although dissociation, cognitive failures, sleep-related experiences, depressive symptoms, and signs of psychological distress were all significantly higher in participants with previous-life memories than in controls, these variables did not predict the false fame illusion.}}, added-at = {2010-11-30T22:39:03.000+0100}, author = {Peters, M. and Horselenberg, R. and Jelicic, M. and Merckelbach, H.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/201a3a02227e40198d618c696f9d798c3/smatthiesen}, citeulike-article-id = {7515296}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2006.02.002}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1053810006000067}, doi = {10.1016/j.concog.2006.02.002}, interhash = {8d340bf3f3dc7c6f802f95bdf0f11e52}, intrahash = {01a3a02227e40198d618c696f9d798c3}, issn = {10538100}, journal = {Consciousness and Cognition}, keywords = {false_memory}, month = {March}, number = 1, pages = {162--169}, posted-at = {2010-07-20 00:12:49}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2010-12-01T16:13:01.000+0100}, title = {{The false fame illusion in people with memories about a previous life}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2006.02.002}, volume = 16, year = 2007 }