False memories (FM) are defined as memories that people have of facts or events that have never happened, illusions or distortions of facts which have occurred. The purpose of this work was to verify the occurrence of FM in the Pictorial Memory Test. The exposure time of the card (1, 3 or 5 minutes) was manipulated in order to understand its influence on the onset of FM. The sample was composed of 273 participants. The results showed a significant decrease in the percentage of false answers given the exposure time from the fastest to the slowest.
False memory; Pictorial Memory Test; short-term memory
