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Gillian Murphy
@gillian-murphy.bsky.social
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 ☘️
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 🥳
May 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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this one gets my personal ‘best title’ award #CHI2025
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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
May 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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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!
February 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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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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January 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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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...
January 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Registered for SARMAC 2025 today! Three fascinating keynotes, two great workshops and some Irish-y social events to relax(??) at after hours 🇮🇪 @gillian-murphy.bsky.social & @ciaragreene.bsky.social are working so damn hard (on top of their wildly busy day jobs!) Legends! ❤️
January 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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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
November 25, 2024 at 9:43 PM
If you’re enjoying #psynom24, come join us for SARMAC 2025 in Ireland in June! Abstract deadline December 1st sarmac2025.org
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
November 22, 2024 at 7:02 PM