False memories and biased judgments for physical touch: the role of misinformation on eyewitness reports
Fabiana Battista, Tiziana Lanciano, Pasquale Zappimpulso, Federico Puleo, Ivan Mangiulli, Antonietta Curci · 2026
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Fabiana Battista and others tested false memories about touch in two thousand twenty-six. Memory rebuilds events and takes in outside hints. Witness research calls this the misinformation effect. Touch events had rarely been studied this way. People watched a video of a professor and student scene. The scene included a real touch.
Recall and judgment tasks followed the viewing. A day later, false background details arrived. One version implied a harassment probe. False recall rose once the false tips arrived. Judgments of him also shifted over time. Effects were strongest for the male professor pairing. Courts should treat touch accounts with care.
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| CREATOR | Fabiana Battista, Tiziana Lanciano, Pasquale Zappimpulso, Federico Puleo, Ivan Mangiulli, Antonietta Curci |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |