Interviewer and remembered characteristics relate to memory distortion. This article follows up on previous work by Porter by examining how characteristics of both the interviewer and the subject relate to the creation of false autobiographical memories. Some research has shown individual difference variables are related to the creation of false autobiographical memories. However, other researchers have failed to find that relationship. In addition, they wanted to determine if any of the NEO Five-Factor personality variables were related to the creation of false memories.
Memory implantation takes place in a social dynamic.
For that reason Porter, et. The subjects and interviewers from Porter, et. See our earlier summary of that article for details of the methodology. A discriminant function was able to correctly categorize 27 or 33 cases. Best predictor was subject DES, followed by interviewer extroversion and then subject extroversion.