Out of fright, out of mind: impaired memory for information negated during looming threat

People are poorer at correcting their memories of incorrect information when they feel under threat. https://t.co/tNXLXtjWx6 #tech

RT @DebiecJacek: "Lie to them. When they learn the truth, scare them" - demagogues use it, researchers show how it works. Arousal due to l…

RT @DebiecJacek: "Lie to them. When they learn the truth, scare them" - demagogues use it, researchers show how it works. Arousal due to l…

RT @DebiecJacek: "Lie to them. When they learn the truth, scare them" - demagogues use it, researchers show how it works. Arousal due to l…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

@DebiecJacek @VeraNewman54 Thank you for sharing. Here’s a brief thread summarizing the paper if folks are interested. (With @VeraNewman54, @hannahyee__, @walkerthon2, & Metaxia Toumbelekis)

RT @DebiecJacek: "Lie to them. When they learn the truth, scare them" - demagogues use it, researchers show how it works. Arousal due to l…

"Lie to them. When they learn the truth, scare them" - demagogues use it, researchers show how it works. Arousal due to looming threat may interfere with resolving whether representations in memory are “true” or “false"-work by @VeraNewman54 @SBMost et al

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @VeraNewman54: A paper the team and I have worked on for some years now is finally out in the world! 🎉 Congrats @SBMost @hannahyee__ @wa…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

Looks very interesting:

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @VeraNewman54: A paper the team and I have worked on for some years now is finally out in the world! 🎉 Congrats @SBMost @hannahyee__ @wa…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

RT @SBMost: NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of…

A paper the team and I have worked on for some years now is finally out in the world! 🎉 Congrats @SBMost @hannahyee__ @walkerthon2

Great too finally see this out in the world!

NEW PAPER! We’re frequently exposed to incorrect information that is then negated, requiring us to change our representation of the information from true to false. How does anxiety affect our ability to engage in such mental updating? https://t.co/myj07vpb