Biography

Magda Saraiva holds a Ph.D. in Basic Psychology (University of Minho, 2016). She is currently a researcher at the WJCR. Her main research interests focus on memory processes, particularly collaborative memory, and false memories. Magda is the project leader of an international project funded by the “la Caixa” Foundation [LCF/PR/SR22/52570004]. She has advanced in her research career by integrating several projects in different universities and research centers. She published 25 journal articles, 7 book chapters, and has received 5 awards. She has supervised 18 MSc dissertations and over 10 academic and research internships.

1. Prada, M., Guedes, D., Garrido, M. V., & Saraiva, M. (2024).
   Normative Ratings for the Kitchen and Food Sounds Database.
   Behavior Research Methods.

2. Saraiva, M., & Garrido, M. V. (2024).
   Misinformation in social interaction: Examining the role of discussion.
   Memory, 32, 156-165.

3. Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., Viegas, C., & Prada, M. (2024).
   Nutritional profile and consumers’ perceptions of cereal bars.
   Journal of Food Products Marketing, 30, 89-103.

4. Saraiva, M., Albuquerque, P. B., & Garrido, M. V. (2023).
   Collaborative inhibition effect: the role of memory task and retrieval method.
   Psychological Research, 87, 2548-2558.

5. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Cruz, S., Xavier, S., & Rodrigues, D. L. (2022).
   Using emoji in response to customer reservation requests and service reviews.
   Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2022(6), 1-10.

6. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., Sério, A., Teixeira, A., Lopes, D., Silva, D. A., & Rodrigues, D. L. (2022).
   Perceived associations between excessive sugar intake and health conditions.
   Nutrients, 14(3), 640.

7. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Viegas, C., Cavalheiro, B. P., & Garrido, M. V. (2022).
   Relationship between objective and perceived sugar content on consumers perceptions about breakfast cereals.
   Food Quality and Preference, 96, 104387.

8. Garrido, M. V., Saraiva, M., & Semin, G. R. (2021).
   Does the Linguistic Expectancy Bias extend to a second language?
   Journal of Language and Social Psychology.

9. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Godinho, C. A., Tourais, B., Cavalheiro, B. P., & Garrido, M. V. (2021).
   Parental perceptions and practices regarding sugar intake by school-aged children: A qualitative study with Portuguese parents.
   Appetite, 166, 105471.

10. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Viegas, C., Cavalheiro, B. P., & Garrido, M. V. (2021).
    Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals.
    Nutrients, 13(6), 1841.

11. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Sério, A., Coelho, S., Godinho, C. A., & Garrido, M. V. (2021).
    The impact of sugar-related claims on perceived healthfulness, caloric value and expected taste of food products.
    Food Quality and Preference, 94, 104331.

12. Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Albuquerque, P. B. (2021).
    Emergence and transmission of misinformation in the context of social interactions.
    Memory & Cognition, 49, 1-13.

13. Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Pandeirada, J. N. S. (2021).
    Surviving in a second language: Survival processing effect in memory of bilinguals.
    Cognition and Emotion, 35(2), 417-424.

14. Souza, C., Garrido, M. V., Saraiva, M., & Carmo, J. (2021).
    RealPic: Picture norms of real-world common items.
    Behavior Research Methods, 53, 1746-1761.

15. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Rodrigues, D. L. (2020).
    Knowledge about sugar sources and sugar guidelines in Portuguese consumers.
    Nutrients, 12(12), 3888.

16. Oliveira, H. M., Albuquerque, P., & Saraiva, M. (2019).
    Associative strength or gist extraction: Which matters when DRM lists have two critical lures?
    Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72, 570-578.

17. Oliveira, H. M., Albuquerque, P., & Saraiva, M. (2018).
    The study of false memories: Historical reflection.
    Trends in Psychology, 26, 1763-1773.

18. Saraiva, M., Albuquerque, P., & Arantes, J. (2017).
    Production of false memories in collaborative memory tasks using the DRM paradigm. Psicologica, 38, 209-229.

19. Silva, A., Saraiva, M., Albuquerque, P., & Arantes, J. (2017).
    Relationship quality influences attitudes toward and perceptions of infidelity.
    Personal Relationships, 24, 718-728.

20. Saraiva, M., Albuquerque, P., & Arantes, J. (2016).
    Costs and benefits of remembering in collaboration: A brief literature review.
    Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 32, 17-23.

21. Saraiva, M., Albuquerque, P., & Arantes, J. (2016).
    Elimination of collaborative inhibition effect using the Method of Loci.
    Psicothema, 28, 181-186.

22. Paulo, R., Albuquerque, P., Saraiva, M., & Bull, R. (2015).
    The enhanced cognitive interview: Testing appropriateness perception, memory capacity and error estimate relation with report quality.
    Applied Cognitive Psychology, 28, 21-30.

23. Ribeiro, I., Dias, O., Oliveira, I., Miranda, P., Ferreira, G., Saraiva, M., Paulo, R., & Cadime, I. (2015).
    Adaptation and validation of the Reading Strategy Use Scale for the Portuguese population. Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnostico y Evaluacion Psicologica, 40, 25-36.

24. Saraiva, M., & Albuquerque, P. (2015).
    Influence of age, social desirability and memory in children’s suggestibility.
    Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 28, 213-221.

25. Saraiva, M., Albuquerque, P., & Arantes, J. (2015).
    Collaborative Inhibition Effect: Review of some influent variables.

1. Prada, M., Garrido, M. V., Saraiva, M., Rodrigues, D. L., Lopes, D., & Brazão, M. (2024).
   Paths for reducing sugar intake in Portugal: Main findings from the SUGAR Project.
   In R. Bonacho, M. Eidler, S. Massari, & M. J. Pires (Eds.),
   Experiencing and Envisioning Food: Designing for Change (pp. 69-75).
   Taylor & Francis Group. ISSN: 9781003386858.

2. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., Rodrigues, D. L., & Lopes, D. (2021).
   Conhecimento sobre fontes de açúcar e recomendações de ingestão de açúcar em consumidores portugueses.
   In F. Nunes, C. Camilo, G. Nascimento & O. Postolache (Eds.),
   Saúde societal: Percursos de investigação do Iscte (pp. 79-104).
   Iscte-Saúde. ISSN: 2184-9676.

3. Ayanoğlu, H., Saraiva, M., Teixeira, L., & Duarte, E. (2019).
   Human-Robot interaction: Exploring the ability to express emotions by a Social Robot.
   In H. Ayanoğlu & E. Duarte (Eds.),
   Emotional design in Human-Robot interaction (pp. 163-183).
   Springer.

4. Ferreira, H., & Saraiva, M. (2019).
   Subjective and objective measures.
   In H. Ayanoğlu & E. Duarte (Eds.),
   Emotional design in Human-Robot interaction (pp. 143-149).
   Springer.

5. Saraiva, M., Ayanoğlu, H., & Özcan, B. (2019).
   Emotional design and Human-Robot Interaction.
   In H. Ayanoğlu & E. Duarte (Eds.),
   Emotional design in Human-Robot interaction (pp. 119-141).
   Springer.

6. Saraiva, M., & Ayanoğlu, H. (2019).
   Emotions and emotions in Design.
   In H. Ayanoğlu & E. Duarte (Ed),
   Emotional design in Human-Robot interaction (pp. 57-70).
   Springer.

7. Giambattista, A., Teixeira, L., Ayanoğlu, H., Saraiva, M., & Duarte, E. (2016).
   Expression of emotions by a Service Robot: A pilot study.
   In A. Marcus (Ed.),
   Design, User experience, and usability: Technological contexts, (pp. 328–336).
   Springer.

1. Santos, C., Saraiva, M., & Garrido, M.V. (May, 2024).
   Misinformation Acceptance among Professionals and Users of Health Services.
   XIX PhD Meeting in Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal.

2. Seruti, A., Garrido, M.V., & Saraiva, M. (May, 2024).
   False memories in a second language: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
   XIX PhD Meeting in Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal.

3. Saraiva, M., Pandeirada, J. N. S., & Garrido, M.V. (April, 2024).
   Emotionality as a proximate mechanism for the contamination effect.
   18º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

4. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Garrido, M.V., & Rodrigues, D.L. (February, 2024).
   Vending machines on a university campus: Nutritional quality and consumer perception.
   15th National Congress of Health Psychology, Monte da Caparica, Lisboa.

5. Saraiva, M., & Garrido, M.V. (March 2023).
   The role of free discussion in rejecting misinformation.
   17º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, University of Lisbon, Portugal.

6. Garrido, M. V., Saraiva, M., & Pandeirada, J. (August 2022).
   Proximate mechanisms of the survival processing effect: What have we learned from bilinguals.
   2022 ESCON Transfer of Knowledge Conference, Milan, Italy.

7. Prada, M., Garrido, M. V., Saraiva, M., Brazão, M. Lopes, D., & Rodrigues, D. L. (June 2022).
   Projecto SUGAR: Contributos para a Redução do consumo de açúcar em Portugal.
   1st Societal Health Conference, Iscte Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal.

8. Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Pandeirada, J. (May 2022).
   Remembering potential mates in a second language.
   International APPE-SEPEX Meeting, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.

9. Brazão, M., Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Prada, M. (April 2022).
   Sugar intake in Portuguese children: Teachers’ perspectives about the issue and their contributions to address it.
   3rd International Food Design and Food Studies Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.

10. Prada, M., Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., Rodrigues, D. L., & Lopes, D., & Brazão, M. (April 2022).
    Paths for reducing sugar intake in Portugal: Main findings of the SUGAR Project.
    3rd International Food Design and Food Studies Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.

11. Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Albuquerque, P. B. (May 2021).
    False memories in collaborative memory tasks: How do collaborative groups deal with misinformation?
    XV Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, ISPA, Lisboa, Portugal.

12. Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Pandeirada, J. (June 2019).
    The survival-processing memory advantage in bilinguals.
    X Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal.

13. Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Garcia-Marques, L. (May 2019).
    Learning effect on Collaborative Memory Tasks.
    XIV Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.

14. Saraiva, M., & Garrido, M. V. (September 2018).
    False memories in bilinguals: The role of affective grounding.
    20th ESCON Transfer of Knowledge Conference, Cologne, Germany.

15. Saraiva, M., & Garrido, M. V. (April 2018).
    False memories in bilinguals: The role of affective grounding.
    XIII Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

16. Giambattista, A., Teixeira, L., Ayanoğlu, H., Saraiva, M., & Duarte, E. (July 2016).
    Expression of Emotions by a Service Robot: A Pilot Study.
    5th International Conference on Design, User Experience and Usability, HCI International, Toronto, Canada.

17. Neves, A., Niemeyer, L., Duarte, E., Dias, D., Ayanoğlu, H., Teixeira, L., Saraiva, M., & Martins, F. (July 2016).
    Learning Basic Design with Virtual Reality: A Methodological Approach.
    Edulearn’16: 8th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain.

18. Ayanoğlu, H., Saraiva, M., & Duarte, E. (March 2016).
    Emotional Design in Human-Robot Interaction.
    Workshop Sustainability Interior Design & Guest Emotional Bond with Hostel, IADE-U, Lisbon, Portugal.

19. Saraiva, M., Albuquerque, P., & Arantes, J. (April 2015).
    Elimination of Collaborative inhibition effect: Studies about the standardization of retrieval strategies.
    X Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.

20. Saraiva, M., Albuquerque, P., & Arantes, J. (April 2014).
    Collaborative Memory: Effects on memory distortion using associated lists.
    IX Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.

21. Saraiva, M., & Albuquerque, P. (June 2013).
    Interrogative suggestibility in children: Effects of age, memory and social desirability.
    VIII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

22. Saraiva, M., & Albuquerque, P. (May 2013).
    Collaborative inhibition effect with associated lists.
    IV Seminário de Investigação em Psicologia da Universidade do Minho, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

1. Guedes, D., Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Prada, M. (May, 2024).
   A symphony in the kitchen: Presenting the Kitchen and Food Sounds Database (KFS).
   XIX PhD Meeting in Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal.

2. Saraiva, M., Silva, R., & Garrido, M. V. (May, 2024).
   Twisting the Misinformation Effect: Exploring the potential of contradictions in correcting false information.
   2024 APS Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.

3. Saraiva, M., Guedes, D., Garrido, M. V., & Prada, M. (April, 2024).
   Sounds delicious?! Normative Ratings for the Kitchen and Food Sounds Database.
   18º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

4. Seruti, A., Garrido, M. V., & Saraiva, M. (April, 2024).
   The role of social influence in the acceptance of misinformation.
   18º Encontro Nacional da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

5. Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., Viegas, C., & Prada, M. (February, 2024).
   Consumers’ perceptions about cereal bars.
   15th National Congress of Health Psychology, Monte da Caparica, Lisboa.

6. Pelica, S., Garrido, M. V., Saraiva, M., & Pandeirada, J. N. (March, 2023).
   Adaptive memory in contamination context: Emotionality is a proximate mechanism.
   International Convention of Psychological Science, Brussels, Belgium.

7. Saraiva, M., & Garrido, M. V. (May 2023).
   Free collaboration prevents misinformation acceptance.
   2023 APS Annual Convention, Washington, DC, United States of America.

8. Brazão, M., Saraiva, M., & Prada, M. (May 2022).
   Teachers’ perspectives about sugar intake in Portuguese children.
   XVII PhD Meeting in Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

9. Prada, M., Brazão, M., Saraiva, M., & Garrido, M. V. (May 2022).
   Teachers’ perspectives about sugar intake in Portuguese children.
   APS Annual Convention, Chicago, USA.

10. Saraiva, M., Garrido, M. V., & Semin, G. R. (May 2022).
    How do we communicate stereotypes? The Linguistic Expectancy Bias in a first and a second language.
    International APPE-SEPEX Meeting, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.

11. Saraiva, M., & Garrido, M. V. (March 2019).
    Representation of emotional events in bilinguals.
    3rd Biennial International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.

12. Silva, A., Saraiva, M., Albuquerque, P., & Arantes, J. (June 2013).
    Translation, adaptation and co-validation of two infidelity scales.
    VIII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

13. Saraiva, M., & Albuquerque, P. (April 2013).
    Remember in collaboration: effect on memory distortion with lists of associated convergent.
    VIII Encontro da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

14. Ferreira, G., Oliveira, Í., Saraiva, M., Miranda, P., & Paulo, R. (2010).
    Validation studies of Reading Strategy Use (RSU) for elementary school students to the Portuguese population.
    JIIP (Jornadas de iniciação à investigação em Psicologia), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

15. Ribeiro, I., Ferreira, G., Oliveira, Í., Saraiva, M., Miranda, P., & Paulo, R. (2010).
    Adaptation of the Reading Strategy Use (RSU) scale for Portuguese population.
    I International Seminar “Contributions of Psychology in Educational Contexts”, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Research Projects with Competitive Funding

As a principal researcher

1. Fake news: acceptance and correction of misinformation in social interaction contexts [LCF/PR/SR22/52570004 - € 89.659]

   • P.I.: Magda Saraiva
   • Host Institution: William James Center for Research, Ispa – Instituto Universitário
   • Funding: la Caixa Foundation
   • Team: Margarida Garrido, Josefa Pandeirada, Rita Silva, João Mestre
   • Dates: December 2022 – Present

2. When false information becomes truth: Exploring the emergence and correction of misinformation in social interaction contexts [CEECINST/005/CT/2022]

   • P.I.: Magda Saraiva
   • Host Institution: William James Center for Research, Ispa – Instituto Universitário
   • Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
   • Dates: May 2022 – Present

   As a post-doc or research fellow

3. Reducing sugar intake: Individual and contextual determinants of sugar perception and consumption [PTDC/PSI-GER/28008/2017]

   • P.I.: Marília Prada
   • Co-P.I.: Margarida Vaz Garrido
   • Host Institution: Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
   • Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
   • Position: Research Fellow & Junior Researcher (contract)
   • Team: Magda Saraiva, David Rodrigues, Diniz Lopes, Mariana Brazão
   • Dates: January 2020 – May 2022

4. Shared Representations: A peek into the collaborative memory toolbox [PTDC/MHC-PCN/5217/2014]

   • P.I.: Margarida Vaz Garrido
   • Co-P.I.: Gerald Echterhoof
   • Host Institution: Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
   • Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
   • Position: Post-doc Fellow
   • Team: Magda Saraiva, Leonel Garcia-Marques, René Kopietz
   • Dates: September 2017 – December 2019

5. The mnemonic consequences of fitness-relevant processing [IF/00058/2012/CP0172/CT00 002]

   • P.I.: Josefa Pandeirada
   • Host Institution: Department of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro
   • Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
   • Position: Research Fellow
   • Team: Magda Saraiva
   • Dates: May 2017 – September 2017

6. Emotional Design in Human-Robot Interaction [UIDDES007112013]

   • P.I.: Emília Duarte
   • Host Institution: UNIDCOM/IADE-U
   • Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
   • Position: Research Fellow
   • Team: Magda Saraiva
   • Dates: October 2015 – May 2017

   As team member

7. LessSugar4Kids: Children, parents and teachers’ perspectives on sugar intake reduction [LCF/PR/SR23/57000015 - € 99.527]

   • P.I.: Marília Prada
   • Host Institution: Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
   • Funding: La Caixa Foundation
   • Team: Magda Saraiva, Margarida Vaz Garrido, João Graça, Claúdia Viegas, Lígia Monteiro
   • Dates: December 2023 – Present

8. A Virtual Reality-based tool for learning Basic Design: A pilot study

   • P.I.: Lucy Niemeyer
   • Host Institution: IADE-U
   • Funding: Laureate International Universities Group
   • Team: Ana G. Neves, Emília Duarte, Diana Dias, Luís Teixeira, Hande Ayanoğlu, Magda Saraiva, Fernando Martins, Eduardo Gonçalves
   • Dates: April 2016 – December 2016

9. WarnChild - Designing warnings for children: A cognitive-developmental perspective

   • P.I.: Joaquim Reis
   • Host Institution: IADE-U
   • Funding: Laureate International Universities Group
   • Team: Magda Saraiva, Hugo Ferreira, Wiliam Cantu
   • Dates: April 2016 – December 2016

   Research Projects Funded by William James Center for Research

   As Principal Researcher

10. Something smells dangerous: Do fear body odors enhance memory for threat-related faces?

    • P.I.: Nuno Gomes
    • Co-P.I.: Magda Saraiva
    • Host Institution: Ispa-Instituto Universitário
    • Funding: William James Center for Research [€ 5.000]
    • Dates: 2023 - Present