误导信息效应中年龄差异与自信差异初探

The Differences of Age and Self-Confidence in Misinformation Effect

本研究对误导信息效应中不同年龄被试对最初事件再认的表现差异和自信心差异进行了探讨。结果表明:在再认成绩方面,被试对误导项目的错误反应率要高于对控制项目的错误反应率,即产生了误导信息效应,而且老年被试比年轻被试更易受误导信息的影响;在自信心方面,被试不存在年龄差异,即无论是在误导项目上,还是在控制项目上,老年被试和年轻被试对其再认的正确和错误反应有一样高的自信心。

In this study, we explored the differences of the subjects＇ recognition to the earlier events in different age groups and the differences of self-confidence in misinformation effect. The results showed that in the recognition test, the subjects were significantly more inaccurate on misled items than they were on control items. Essentially, there did exist misinformation effect, and the elderly were more vulnerable to the misinformation items than the younger. In the self- confidence test, the age difference played no significant role ,whether they were misleading items or control items. The elderly and the younger had the same high self-confidence on the right and wrong response.