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Understanding The Experiences Of African American Caregivers Of Loved Ones With Dementia, Paula R. Madison
Understanding The Experiences Of African American Caregivers Of Loved Ones With Dementia, Paula R. Madison
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Background: Dementia is a public health problem that is estimated to triple by 2050.Globally, dementia is the seventh leading cause of death among all diseases and one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people. The direct medical costs and indirect social and economic costs of dementia are burdensome to society, and by 2030 it is projected to cost more than $2.8 TRILLION dollars worldwide. African Americans are two to four times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than White Americans; and more likely to rely on informal care from family and friends. African …
Stress And Retrieval-Enhanced Suggestibility, Amanda Capriglione
Stress And Retrieval-Enhanced Suggestibility, Amanda Capriglione
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Research has demonstrated that when witnesses are immediately questioned following an event, they can become even more susceptible to later presented misinformation and false memory production. This test-enhanced memory impairment is known as retrieval-enhanced suggestibility (RES; Chan, Thomas, & Bulevich, 2009). Research has also demonstrated that the experience of stress produces a reduced misinformation effect and better ability to discriminate accurate from inaccurate information (Nitschke et al., 2019). The primary goal of the current study was to explore the effects of stress and repeated testing on misinformation susceptibility in the RES paradigm. Participants engaged in an eyewitness memory paradigm in …