Time of the day effect on the false memory in children

Abstract

After studying the words that were related to a non-presented lure, participants falsely recall the non-presented lure. The present study examined time of the day effect on the false recall in children. In specific, the false recall that was produced in the morning (9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.) was compared with the false recall that was produced in the afternoon (3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.). The present study demonstrated time of the day effect on the false recall: the false recall in the morning was greater than the false recall in the afternoon. The present study suggests that children are more likely to process semantic information in the morning than in the afternoon.