Memory & Media
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Kay Livesay
Subject Area
Psychology
Description
The rise of social media should concern us. Gottfried et al. (2016) found that 67 percent of Americans get some of their news from social media. The infinite availability of information has impacted our memory for information presented online, as well as our ability to evaluate the credibility and truthfulness of that information. Source memory can be used to help determine truthfulness of information. If a person can remember where they read something, they are better able to assess the truthfulness of that information (Unkelbach & Rom, 2017). Source memory is further complicated by confirmation bias. Frost et. al (2015) found that people had better memory for information that supported their viewpoint compared to opposing information. So, not only do we have issues remembering where information came from, we are also more likely to remember information that is consistent with our belief system (whether it's truthful or not). The present experiments examined source memory for news headlines and logos. Experiment 1 normed headlines for political ideology congruence and general knowledge of the headline topic and news organizations. Experiment 2 examined memory for news headlines and news logos, as well as how that is influenced by congruent political ideology.
Recommended Citation
Elven, Karma, "Memory & Media" (2024). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 13.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2024/all/13
Memory & Media
The rise of social media should concern us. Gottfried et al. (2016) found that 67 percent of Americans get some of their news from social media. The infinite availability of information has impacted our memory for information presented online, as well as our ability to evaluate the credibility and truthfulness of that information. Source memory can be used to help determine truthfulness of information. If a person can remember where they read something, they are better able to assess the truthfulness of that information (Unkelbach & Rom, 2017). Source memory is further complicated by confirmation bias. Frost et. al (2015) found that people had better memory for information that supported their viewpoint compared to opposing information. So, not only do we have issues remembering where information came from, we are also more likely to remember information that is consistent with our belief system (whether it's truthful or not). The present experiments examined source memory for news headlines and logos. Experiment 1 normed headlines for political ideology congruence and general knowledge of the headline topic and news organizations. Experiment 2 examined memory for news headlines and news logos, as well as how that is influenced by congruent political ideology.
Comments
We are still working on our poster for symposium, we will have it ready before Symposium!