What science tells us about false and repressed memories

H Otgaar, ML Howe, L Patihis - Memory, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
What does science tell us about memory phenomena such as false and repressed
memories? This issue is highly pressing as incorrect knowledge about these memory …

The neuroscience of memory: implications for the courtroom

JW Lacy, CEL Stark - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2013‏ - nature.com
Although memory can be hazy at times, it is often assumed that memories of violent or
otherwise stressful events are so well encoded that they are effectively indelible and that …

[ספר][B] A cognitive psychology of mass communication

F Sanborn - 2022‏ - taylorfrancis.com
The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Implanting rich autobiographical false memories: Meta–analysis for forensic practice and judicial judgment making

R Arce, A Selaya, J Sanmarco, F Fariña - International Journal of Clinical …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Objective The implanting of rich autobiographical false memories is crucial for judicial
decision–making, and the forensic evaluation of a testimony. In order to assess this issue, a …

A scientometric and descriptive review on the debate about repressed memories and traumatic forgetting

F Battista, I Mangiulli, L Patihis, O Dodier… - Journal of Anxiety …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Recent work suggests that the debate surrounding repressed memory and traumatic
forgetting continues today. To further investigate this debate, we performed preregistered …

Adaptive memory: Survival processing increases both true and false memory in adults and children.

H Otgaar, T Smeets - Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning …, 2010‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Research has shown that processing information in a survival context can enhance the
information's memorability. The current study examined whether survival processing can …

Lost in the mall again: a preregistered replication and extension of Loftus & Pickrell (1995)

G Murphy, CA Dawson, C Huston, L Ballantyne… - Memory, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
The seminal Lost in the Mall study has been enormously influential in psychology and is still
cited in legal cases. The current study directly replicated this paper, addressing …

Experimentally evoking nonbelieved memories for childhood events.

H Otgaar, A Scoboria, T Smeets - Journal of Experimental …, 2013‏ - psycnet.apa.org
We report on the 1st experimental elicitation of nonbelieved memories for childhood events
in adults (Study 1) and children (Study 2) using a modified false memory implantation …

When lying changes memory for the truth

H Otgaar, A Baker - Memory, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
In the legal field, victims and offenders frequently lie to avoid talking about serious incidents,
such as past experiences of sexual abuse or criminal involvement. Although these …

Who is the better eyewitness? Sometimes adults but at other times children

H Otgaar, ML Howe, H Merckelbach… - Current Directions in …, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Suggestibility is regarded as a major issue when children testify in court. Many legal
professionals and memory researchers view children as inferior witnesses. Although …