Do lateral eye movements increase susceptibility to misinformation? A registered replication

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has been employed as a treatment for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Shapiro, 1989). In EMDR, people perform a series of lateral eye movements while they retrieve memories about a specific event. EMDR has been shown to reduce the vividness and emotionality of traumatic memories (Leer, Engelhard, & van den Hout, 2014). The efficacy of EMDR, however, has been questioned. Studies have shown that EMDR is less effective for reducing symptoms of PTSD than other treatments are, including cognitive behavioral techniques such as cognitive processing therapy (Cusack et al., 2016) and exposure therapy (Taylor et al., 2003). EMDR has also been criticized for its low incremental utility. That is, there is little to no support for the value it adds to existing treatments for PTSD. Meta-analyses, however, have reported that EMDR is more effective at reducing PTSD symptoms than no treatment (Davidson & Parker, 2001) and some...

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Dustin P. Calvillo
Ashley S. Emami

Calvillo, D. P., & Emami, A. S. (2019). Do lateral eye movements increase susceptibility to misinformation? A registered replication. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. doi:0.3758/s13423-019-01641-6