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Memory Heuristics

Memory Heuristics is a cognitive framework that guides the reconstruction of past experiences by applying simplified rules or mental shortcuts to resolve ambiguity or incomplete recall, thereby increasing susceptibility to false memory formation.

54

Publications

3.9K

Citations

99

Authors

60

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

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Publications

54

How forgetting aids heuristic inference.

Lael J. Schooler, Ralph Hertwig · Psychological Review · 2005 · 369 citations · Full text

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“If I had said it I would have remembered it: Reducing false memories with a distinctiveness heuristic

Chad S. Dodson, Daniel L. Schacter · Psychonomic Bulletin & Review · 2001 · 280 citations · Full text

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Planning with Pattern Databases

Stefan Edelkamp · 2014 · 278 citations

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On the psychology of the recognition heuristic: Retrieval primacy as a key determinant of its use.

Thorsten Pachur, Ralph Hertwig · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 2006 · 176 citations · Full text

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Cognitive Optimism: Self-Deception or Memory-Based Processing Heuristics?

Janet Metcalfe · Personality and Social Psychology Review · 1998 · 174 citations

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Authors

99

  1. DL
    Daniel L. Schacter

    Harvard University, United States

    6 publications · 614 citations

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  2. CS
    Chad S. Dodson

    University of Virginia, United States

    5 publications · 640 citations

    5

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  3. AE
    Andrew E. Budson

    Boston University, United States

    3 publications · 151 citations

    3

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  4. KR
    Kirk R. Daffner

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States

    3 publications · 151 citations

    3

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  5. DP
    David P. McCabe

    Colorado State University, United States

    3 publications · 221 citations

    3

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Institutions

60

  1. Max Planck Institute for Human Development

    Berlin, Germany

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    361 citations

  3. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    604 citations

  4. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    424 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    697 citations

  6. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    1K citations

  7. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    405 citations

  8. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    204 citations

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Venues

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    3 publications · 217 citations

    3

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  3. Neuropsychology

    3 publications · 151 citations

    3

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  4. Memory & Cognition

    3 publications · 116 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 2 publications · 102 citations

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