People remember different details about the same events, and when they discuss events
they exchange new–and misleading–information. Discussion can change memory,
especially when the source of new information is highly credible. But we do not know
whether the effects of credibility are based on absolute judgments–judging a source's
credibility independently from our own credibility–or relative judgments–judging a source's
credibility only in relation to our own credibility. We addressed this question by manipulating …