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How to Tell If a Particular Memory Is True or False

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: How can you tell if a particular memory belonging to you or someone else is true or false? Cognitive scientists use a variety of techniques to measure groups of memories, whereas police, lawyers, and other researchers use procedures to determine whether an individual can be believed or not. We discuss evidence from behavioral and neuroimaging studies and research on lying that have attempted to distinguish true from false memories.

Source: Perspectives on Psychological Science

DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01140.x

Authors: Daniel M. Bernstein, Elizabeth F. Loftus

Institutions: University of Washington, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, University of California, Irvine

Language: English

Topic: Memory Processes and Influences

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1968077601

FWCI: 3.986

Cites: 20

Cited by: 176

Related to: 10