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Gillian Murphy

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Senior lecturer in Applied Psychology at University College Cork, Ireland. PI: everydaycognitionlab.com Memory - misinformation - research ethics - conspiracy theories - deepfakes ☘️ Come to Ireland for SARMAC 2025! www.sarmac2025.org ☘️ .. more

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Nov 20

Did you know #sarmac2025 will be held at a grand Victorian house with acres of gardens and wild woodland trails? Nearby you'll find market towns, traditional pubs, and beautiful waterways. Submit an abstract this month and join us in Ireland! sarmac2025.org

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Gillian Murphy @gillian-murphy.bsky.social · May 16

A gorgeous morning in @ucc.ie for the 10th (!) annual #psychslam competition. Local schools are presenting their psychology research on everything from forest bathing to parenting styles 🥳

Gillian Murphy @gillian-murphy.bsky.social · May 9

Aw thank you! So nice of you to say!

Gillian Murphy @gillian-murphy.bsky.social · May 6

Great to be in Japan to see John Twomey present his provocative work on deepfake-enabled censorship of political dissidents at #chi2025! See our full paper here: dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.... @conorlinehan.bsky.social

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Greta Warren @gretawarren.bsky.social · Apr 28

this one gets my personal ‘best title’ award #CHI2025

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · Feb 28

It’s almost publication day for @ciaragreene.bsky.social and @gillian-murphy.bsky.social's Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember (March 4)! The authors celebrated this week at @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social. Order your copy today or pick it up from a bookstore near you next week!

Ciara Greene and Gillian Murphy holding up copies of their forthcoming book Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember

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SARMAC 2025 - Ireland @sarmac2025.bsky.social · Jan 30

We hope SARMAC 2025 will be an accessible and inclusive conference for all. Click below to learn more about our efforts to include everyone (including delegates who might be travelling with children).

www.sarmac2025.org/accessibilit...

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SARMAC 2025 - Ireland @sarmac2025.bsky.social · Jan 30

We’re thrilled to announce our three amazing keynote speakers for #sarmac2025!

Richard McNally (Resolving Controversies Regarding Trauma & Memory)

Heather Flowe (Beyond WEIRD: Memory Retrieval in Low Resource Environments)

Akira O’Connor & Erin Robbins (Diversifying Cognitive Psychology)

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Gillian Murphy @gillian-murphy.bsky.social · Jan 29

Aw we can’t wait to see you there Kim! It’s shaping up to be a great conference ☘️

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Jan 22

Registration for SARMAC XV 2025 is now open. Find out more about our programme, keynotes and socials #cognition #forensky #decisionmaking #memory #appliedpsych // mailchi.mp/938fd011ab0e...

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Kimberley Wade @kimwade.bsky.social · Jan 24

In 2023 @gillian-murphy.bsky.social et al replicated the "lost in the shopping mall" false memory study. A robust replication that increased the original N fivefold.Critics say only 4% of Ss actually developed false memories. Even if that were true, 4% matters onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Still Lost in the Mall—False Memories Happen and That's What Matters

For more than 25 years, psychologists have explored how people can develop rich false memories. Murphy et al. (2023) replicated the original “lost in the mall” study (Loftus and Pickrell 1995), demon...

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Ciara Greene @ciaragreene.bsky.social · Dec 1

LAST CHANCE to submit an abstract for SARMAC 2025 in Ireland! Deadline is TODAY Dec 1, midnight anywhere in the world! #PsychSciSky @officialsarmac.bsky.social @gillian-murphy.bsky.social
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SARMAC 2025 will welcome submissions for papers, symposia, or posters in any area of applied or basic research on memory and cognition. There will also be pre-conference workshops, a welcome reception barbeque, a conference dinner, and a range of social events to make this a conference to remember.

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Gillian Murphy @gillian-murphy.bsky.social · Nov 25

Had a great time at #psynom24 and was very proud of my wonderful @ucc.bsky.social PhD students John, Cian & Didier sharing their research on deepfakes, conspiracy theories and misinformation! Next conference for me is #sarmac2025 - abstracts due this weekend! @officialsarmac.bsky.social

Gillian Murphy @gillian-murphy.bsky.social · Nov 22

If you’re enjoying #psynom24, come join us for SARMAC 2025 in Ireland in June! Abstract deadline December 1st sarmac2025.org

Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Nov 20

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