Información complementaria, resistencia y efectos subjetivos en la memoria conversacional

this study focuses on the resistance processes involved in the development of collective memories. it is part of a series of studies that consider conversational dynamics as a factor in the development of these memories. previous studies have shown how conversation participates in the development and the shaping of collective memories. recall of the past has shown to be very structured according to different roles: those of narrator, mentor and monitor. narrators, those subjects in a group recall who do most of the telling of the past, proved to be very effective in imposing their version of the past onto other members of the group. this fact would explain one of the ways memory converge and how collective memories are formed. when a group of subjects recall together the past, some of the processes involved are those of resistance and appropriation. in conversational recalls, participants have resisted the rendering of the past of some members and appropriated those of others. there are several studies that consider how different factors -psychological as well as social- have an impact on the formation of collective memories through conversation. these studies have shown how the quality of the memories affects the levels of resistance, as well as the dynamics of the conversation. another factor that has had an impact on resistance and appropriation processes is trust. entrusted subjects can be resisted in a group recall under certain circumstances. finally, discussions about disagreements of the past, as they happen during a conversational recall of the past, have also proven to be an important factor that has had an effect on resistance levels. in this experimental study we investigated how complementary information may play a role on resistance processes. the study was designed in order to find out whether it is possible to reinforce resistance by providing the subjects with information that complements the stimuli material. it took place on three consecutive days