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Perceived moral blame can change the memory of a crime

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Perceived moral blame can change the memory of a crime

Cognitive Daily (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008

Anton races home at speeds well in excess of the speed limit. He's rushing to beat his parents home so that he can hide their anniversary present so it will be a surprise. Suddenly, he hits a slick patch and runs his car off the road an into a tree. He's okay, but the car is totaled and his parent's surprise anniversary party is ruined. How much is Anton to blame for the accident? If you had to rate...

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Warping court memories with subtle suggestions

Mind Hacks (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008

The legal system works on a principal of innocent until proven guilty by the evidence presented in court, but Cognitive Daily covers several studies that shown our memory of the evidence is affected by moral judgements of the person in question. With their trademark clarity, CogDaily discuss a study [ pdf ] by psychologist David Pizarro that found if participants were told about man leaving a restaurant...

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Structuring others’ memories

Later On (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

Interesting post from Mind Hacks: The legal system works on a principal of innocent until proven guilty by the evidence presented in court, but Cognitive Daily covers several studies that shown our memory of the evidence is affected by moral judgements of the person in question. With their trademark clarity, CogDaily discuss a study [pdf] by psychologist [...]