Memory for expectancy-congruent and expectancy-incongruent information: A review of the social and social developmental literatures.

Charles Stangor, David McMillan·1992·Psychological Bulletin

Abstract

A meta-analysis of 54 experiments investigated the influence of social expectations on memory for information that is congruent and incongruent with those expectations

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Stangor, C., & McMillan, D. (1992). Memory for expectancy-congruent and expectancy-incongruent information: A review of the social and social developmental literatures. Psychological Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1037//0033-2909.111.1.42

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