False memories

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Describes how human memory works and shows how, through suggestion, individuals can come to believe they experienced events that never happened. Focuses on two cases of false memory syndrome and it...

Describes how human memory works and shows how, through suggestion, individuals can come to believe they experienced events that never happened. Focuses on two cases of false memory syndrome and its consequences. Also describes the "cognitive interview" technique employed in British law enforcement to elicit accurate memories unlikely to be recalled in standard interviews of crime witnesses.

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