Ebbinghaus Empire

When and Where

Wednesday, February 05, 2025 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
CCT4034
Communications, Culture & Technology Building, University of Toronto Mississauga
1800 Middle Rd, Mississauga, ON L5L 1J7

Speakers

Keisuke Fukuda, University of Toronto

Description

Prediction-based False Memories: Prediction alone is sufficient to induce false memories

In the ever-changing environment, our mind constantly makes predictions to prepare ourselves for upcoming events. Studies have found that the impact of prediction is not limited to transient influences on perception. On one hand, events that confirm our predictions are well remembered. On the other hand, events that violate our predictions are also well remembered. However, it is unclear whether predictions in themselves are sufficient to produce episodic memories of the predicted events. In a series of experiments, we demonstrate that prediction alone is indeed sufficient to lay down episodic memories of predicted events without the confirmation of the predictions. Furthermore, these prediction-based false memories are so robust that they are not eliminated in the face of immediate and direct rebuttal of the predictions, regardless of the magnitude of the violations. These results demonstrate a robust impact of predictions on episodic memories. 

In-person location: CCT4034, University of Toronto Mississauga (campus map)

Alternate locations:

St. George Scarborough Rotman Research Institute
Psych Lounge (SS 4043) SW 403 748

 

Or online: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/83635437592

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1800 Middle Rd, Mississauga, ON L5L 1J7

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