Eryn Newman

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Dr Eryn Newman

Associate Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8663-7173
20092025

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My research and training are in memory and cognition. I completed my PhD at Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand and then from 2012-2015 I spent three years at the University of California, Irvine as a Fulbright Scholar and Research Fellow. During this time I studied human memory and forensic science communication/jury decision-making. From 2015-2017 I trained as a Research Associate/Postdoc at the University of Southern California, studying social-cognitive perspectives on assessments of truth and memory. In early 2018 I joined the ANU and am now an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine and Psychology. 

Truthiness and Mistakes in Memory and Belief

Did I lock the door when I left the house? Do I believe that news headline that just appeared on my phone? We are regularly making decisions about what is real and what is not. In my research I examine the cognitive mechanisms that contribute to memory and belief and the ways these processes can go awry. I am especially interested in how people come to believe and remember things are true, even when they are not. And in particular, how people can succumb to truthiness—using feelings and pseudoevidence to decide what is real, instead of drawing on facts.

These judgements about what is real and what is not are all made in context, when we have different goals and information on the mind. In my research I also examine the role of context in assessments of truth, memory and broader judgements about people and evidence.

Combining approaches from social and cognitive psychology I try to understand the role of evidence, feelings and context in correcting misinformation, enhancing science communication and understanding bias in judgements within criminal justice contexts.

See recent discussion on: Seeing is believing: How media mythbusting can actually make false beliefs stronger

See recent webinar on: The impact of information (and misinformation) on mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Research Interests

  • Cognitve Biases in Belief and Memory
  • False Memories
  • Correcting Misinformation 

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  • Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries - the TISP dataset

    Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., van der Linden, S., Abdul Aziz, N. I., Abdulsalam, S., Shamsi, N. A., Aczel, B., Adinugroho, I., Alabrese, E., Aldoh, A., Alfano, M., Ali, I. M., & 221 othersAlsobay, M., Altenmüller, M., Alvarez, R. M., Amoako, R., Amollo, T., Ansah, P., Apriliawati, D., Azevedo, F., Bajrami, A., Bardhan, R., Bati, K., Bertsou, E., Betsch, C., Bhatiya, A. Y., Bhui, R., Białobrzeska, O., Bilewicz, M., Bouguettaya, A., Breeden, K., Bret, A., Buchel, O., Cabrera-Álvarez, P., Cagnoli, F., Valdez, A. C., Callaghan, T., Cases, R. K., Çoksan, S., Czarnek, G., De Peuter, S., Debnath, R., Delouvée, S., Di Stefano, L., Díaz-Catalán, C., Doell, K. C., Dohle, S., Douglas, K. M., Dries, C., Dubrov, D., Dzimińska, M., Ecker, U. K. H., Elbaek, C. T., Elsherif, M., Enke, B., Etienne, T. W., Facciani, M., Fage-Butler, A., Faisal, M. Z., Fan, X., Farhart, C., Feldhaus, C., Ferreira, M., Feuerriegel, S., Fischer, H., Freundt, J., Friese, M., Fuglsang, S., Gallyamova, A., Garrido-Vásquez, P., Garrido Vásquez, M. E., Gatua, W., Genschow, O., Ghasemi, O., Gkinopoulos, T., Gloor, J. L., Goddard, E., Gollwitzer, M., González-Brambila, C., Gordon, H., Grigoryev, D., Grimshaw, G. M., Guenther, L., Haarstad, H., Harari, D., Hawkins, L. N., Hensel, P., Hernández-Mondragón, A. C., Herziger, A., Huang, G., Huff, M., Hurley, M., Ibadildin, N., Ishibashi, M., Islam, M. T., Jeddi, Y., Jin, T., Jones, C. A., Jungkunz, S., Jurgiel, D., Kabdulkair, Z., Kao, J. J., Kavassalis, S., Kerr, J. R., Kitsa, M., Klabíková Rábová, T., Klein, O., Koh, H., Koivula, A., Kojan, L., Komyaginskaya, E., König, L., Koppel, L., Cavalcante, K. K. N., Kosachenko, A., Kotcher, J., Kranz, L. S., Krishnan, P., Kristiansen, S., Krouwel, A., Kuppens, T., Kyza, E. A., Lamm, C., Lantian, A., Lazić, A., Lecuona, O., Légal, J. B., Leviston, Z., Levy, N., Lindkvist, A. M., Lits, G., Löschel, A., López-Ortega, A., Lopez-Villavicencio, C., Lou, N. M., Lucas, C. H., Lunz-Trujillo, K., Marques, M. D., Mayer, S. J., McKay, R., Mercier, H., Metag, J., Milfont, T. L., Miller, J. M., Mitkidis, P., Monge-Rodríguez, F., Motta, M., Mudra, I., Muršič, Z., Namutebi, J., Newman, E. J., Nitschke, J. P., Ntui, N. N. V., Nwogwugwu, D., Ostermann, T., Otterbring, T., Palmer-Hague, J., Pantazi, M., Pärnamets, P., Parra Saiani, P., Paruzel-Czachura, M., Parzuchowski, M., Pavlov, Y. G., Pearson, A. R., Penner, M. A., Pennington, C. R., Petkanopoulou, K., Petrović, M. M., Pfänder, J., Pisareva, D., Ploszaj, A., Poliaková, K., Pronizius, E., Pypno-Blajda, K., Quiñones, D. M. A., Räsänen, P., Rauchfleisch, A., Rebitschek, F. G., Refojo Seronero, C., Rêgo, G., Reynolds, J. P., Roche, J., Rödder, S., Röer, J. P., Ross, R. M., Ruin, I., Santos, O., Santos, R. R., Schmid, P., Schulreich, S., Scoggins, B., Sharaf, A., Sheria Nfundiko, J., Shuckburgh, E., Six, J., Solak, N., Späth, L., Spruyt, B., Standaert, O., Stanley, S. K., Storms, G., Strahm, N., Syropoulos, S., Szaszi, B., Szumowska, E., Tanaka, M., Teran-Escobar, C., Todorova, B., Toko, A. K., Tokrri, R., Toribio-Florez, D., Tsakiris, M., Tyrala, M., Uluğ, Ö. M., Uzoma, I. C., van Noord, J., Varda, C., Verheyen, S., Vilares, I., Vlasceanu, M., von Bubnoff, A., Walker, I., Warwas, I., Weber, M., Weninger, T., Westfal, M., Wintterlin, F., Wojcik, A. D., Xia, Z., Xie, J., Zegler-Poleska, E., Zenklusen, A. & Zwaan, R. A., 20 Jan 2025, In: Scientific data. 12, 1, p. 114 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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    1 Citation (Scopus)

  • Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries

    Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., Maibach, E. W., Mihelj, S., Oreskes, N., Schäfer, M. S., van der Linden, S., Abdul Aziz, N. I., Abdulsalam, S., Shamsi, N. A., Aczel, B., Adinugroho, I., Alabrese, E., Aldoh, A., Alfano, M., Ali, I. M., & 221 othersAlsobay, M., Altenmüller, M., Alvarez, R. M., Amoako, R., Amollo, T., Ansah, P., Apriliawati, D., Azevedo, F., Bajrami, A., Bardhan, R., Bati, K., Bertsou, E., Betsch, C., Bhatiya, A. Y., Bhui, R., Białobrzeska, O., Bilewicz, M., Bouguettaya, A., Breeden, K., Bret, A., Buchel, O., Cabrera-Álvarez, P., Cagnoli, F., Calero Valdez, A., Callaghan, T., Cases, R. K., Çoksan, S., Czarnek, G., De Peuter, S., Debnath, R., Delouvée, S., Di Stefano, L., Díaz-Catalán, C., Doell, K. C., Dohle, S., Douglas, K. M., Dries, C., Dubrov, D., Dzimińska, M., Ecker, U. K. H., Elbaek, C. T., Elsherif, M., Enke, B., Etienne, T. W., Facciani, M., Fage-Butler, A., Faisal, M. Z., Fan, X., Farhart, C., Feldhaus, C., Ferreira, M., Feuerriegel, S., Fischer, H., Freundt, J., Friese, M., Fuglsang, S., Gallyamova, A., Garrido-Vásquez, P., Garrido Vásquez, M. E., Gatua, W., Genschow, O., Ghasemi, O., Gkinopoulos, T., Gloor, J. L., Goddard, E., Gollwitzer, M., González-Brambila, C., Gordon, H., Grigoryev, D., Grimshaw, G. M., Guenther, L., Haarstad, H., Harari, D., Hawkins, L. N., Hensel, P., Hernández-Mondragón, A. C., Herziger, A., Huang, G., Huff, M., Hurley, M., Ibadildin, N., Ishibashi, M., Islam, M. T., Jeddi, Y., Jin, T., Jones, C. A., Jungkunz, S., Jurgiel, D., Kabdulkair, Z., Kao, J. J., Kavassalis, S., Kerr, J. R., Kitsa, M., Klabíková Rábová, T., Klein, O., Koh, H., Koivula, A., Kojan, L., Komyaginskaya, E., König, L., Koppel, L., Koren Nobre Cavalcante, K., Kosachenko, A., Kotcher, J., Kranz, L. S., Krishnan, P., Kristiansen, S., Krouwel, A., Kuppens, T., Kyza, E. A., Lamm, C., Lantian, A., Lazić, A., Lecuona, O., Légal, J. B., Leviston, Z., Levy, N., Lindkvist, A. M., Lits, G., Löschel, A., López Ortega, A., Lopez-Villavicencio, C., Lou, N. M., Lucas, C. H., Lunz-Trujillo, K., Marques, M. D., Mayer, S. J., McKay, R., Mercier, H., Metag, J., Milfont, T. L., Miller, J. M., Mitkidis, P., Monge-Rodríguez, F., Motta, M., Mudra, I., Muršič, Z., Namutebi, J., Newman, E. J., Nitschke, J. P., Ntui, N. N. V., Nwogwugwu, D., Ostermann, T., Otterbring, T., Palmer-Hague, J., Pantazi, M., Pärnamets, P., Parra Saiani, P., Paruzel-Czachura, M., Parzuchowski, M., Pavlov, Y. G., Pearson, A. R., Penner, M. A., Pennington, C. R., Petkanopoulou, K., Petrović, M. B., Pfänder, J., Pisareva, D., Ploszaj, A., Poliaková, K., Pronizius, E., Pypno-Blajda, K., Quiñones, D. M. A., Räsänen, P., Rauchfleisch, A., Rebitschek, F. G., Refojo Seronero, C., Rêgo, G., Reynolds, J. P., Roche, J., Rödder, S., Röer, J. P., Ross, R. M., Ruin, I., Santos, O., Santos, R. R., Schmid, P., Schulreich, S., Scoggins, B., Sharaf, A., Sheria Nfundiko, J., Shuckburgh, E., Six, J., Solak, N., Späth, L., Spruyt, B., Standaert, O., Stanley, S. K., Storms, G., Strahm, N., Syropoulos, S., Szaszi, B., Szumowska, E., Tanaka, M., Teran-Escobar, C., Todorova, B., Toko, A. K., Tokrri, R., Toribio-Florez, D., Tsakiris, M., Tyrala, M., Uluğ, Ö. M., Uzoma, I. C., van Noord, J., Varda, C., Verheyen, S., Vilares, I., Vlasceanu, M., von Bubnoff, A., Walker, I., Warwas, I., Weber, M., Weninger, T., Westfal, M., Wintterlin, F., Wojcik, A. D., Xia, Z., Xie, J., Zegler-Poleska, E., Zenklusen, A. & Zwaan, R. A., 20 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Human Behaviour. e2108576118.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    3 Citations (Scopus)

  • Evaluations of Virtual Defendants With Depleted or Rich Contextual Information

    Muir, B., Newman, E. & Rossner, M., 2024, In: Tilburg Law Review. 29, 2, p. 105-124 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Mis- and Disinformation

    Shou, Y., Kuru, O., Newman, E. & Smithson, M., 18 Jun 2024, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. Oxford University Press

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review

  • Can degrading information about patient symptoms in vignettes alter clinical reasoning in paramedics and paramedic students? An experimental application of fuzzy trace theory

    Keene, T., Newman, E. & Pammer, K., Dec 2023, In: Australasian Emergency Care. 26, 4, p. 279-283 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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