Minding the source: the impact of mindfulness on source monitoring

Purpose. This study addressed the impact of mindfulness on source monitoring. Methods. Participants engaged in a brief mindfulness meditation or received no intervention. Next, all participants watched a video of a crime and were then exposed to misinformation regarding this video. Using a source mo...

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Authors: Alberts, Hugo J. E. M. (Author) ; Otgaar, Henry (Author) ; Kalagi, Janice (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2017, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 302-313
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Keywords:
source monitoring
Memory
Mindfulness
Meditation
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Summary:Purpose. This study addressed the impact of mindfulness on source monitoring. Methods. Participants engaged in a brief mindfulness meditation or received no intervention. Next, all participants watched a video of a crime and were then exposed to misinformation regarding this video. Using a source monitoring test, participants’ memory performance was measured. Results. Participants who performed the mindfulness meditation showed better source monitoring compared to controls. Mindfulness practice was not found to enhance memory performance. Conclusions. Mindfulness practice may entail an effective way to circumvent memory distortions due to incorrect source monitoring.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 310-313
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First published: 06 April 2017
ISSN:2044-8333
DOI:10.1111/lcrp.12102