Costs and Benefits of Remembering in Collaboration:
A Brief Literature Review
Keywords:
Memory, Interference, Collaborative memory, Retention, Collaborative inhibitionAbstract
After years of research on the functioning of human memory as an individual process of retention and retrieval
of information, currently an increasing number of studies is appearing focused on the understanding of memory as a group
process - collaborative memory. This paper aims, by means of a literature review, to summarize some of the most relevant
issues raised about the study of collaborative memory. To accomplish this aim we present the most frequently used experimental
paradigm in collaborative memory studies, as well the costs and benefits that arise from sharing and retrieving information in
group. The redaction of this article has enabled us to conclude that despite the growing number of studies in this area there are
still some gaps, particularly with regard to the production of false memories, and in relation to the actual practical implications
of using this type of tasks.
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