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Critical Thinking Exercise
False Memories
Sometimes our memories can deceive us. Your textbook describes many factors that contribute to false memories, which are memories that are untrue but feel as real as an actual memory. Think about the times when you’ve remembered an event differently from others, or even incorrectly, and what may have contributed to these errors.
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In her TED talk, researcher and psychologist Elizabeth Loftus describes reliability issues with our memories and some of the potential ramifications these may have in the criminal justice system. Watch Loftus’s TED talk at: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_the_fiction_of_memory?language=en. Summarize the points Loftus makes regarding false memories and their potential effects. What ethical questions does she raise in the video?
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What is the difference between a recovered and a false memory? How can we know the difference between these two types of memories?
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Research online for studies on repressed memory therapy or recovery therapy. Describe the study and its findings.
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Describe the controversy regarding false memories and recovered memories. What are the current conclusions regarding the use of therapy or interrogations to retrieve memories?
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According to your textbook, false memories may be due to blank , which is when we may fill in the missing details with information based on prior knowledge.
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One reason why false memories may seem so vivid and real is because we may replay the distorted memory of the event over and over again, increasing our confidence in the false memory. This is referred to as: