Friday, May 7, 2021

False Memories and Psychology


 

A false memory is the recall of an event that did not happen. Such memories appear real to the person and the contents can be quite vivid.

A distorted memory may also be called a false memory. Distorted memories involve errors such as incorrect details, facts, events.

Researchers have documented this phenomenon by introducing false memories and later testing for recall of the implanted memories.

The problems of the accuracy of memory can be important in legal cases when the memory of an eyewitness is crucial.

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APA (2013) Position Statement on Therapies Focused on Memories of Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse

Loftus, E. F. (1993). The reality of repressed memories. American Psychologist, 48(5), 518–537. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.48.5.518

Loftus, E. F., & Ketcham, K. (1994). The myth of repressed memory: False memories and allegations of sexual abuse. New York: St. Martin's Press.

Loftus, E. F., & Pickrell, J. E. (1995). The formation of false memories. Psychiatric Annals, 25(12), 720–725. https://doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-19951201-07

Wright, D.B., Ost, J., & French, C.C. (n.d.). Recovered and false memories. the Psychologist. Retrieved May 7 2021 from https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-19/edition-6/recovered-and-false-memories
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