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Can We Believe in Our Own Lies?

... Binjamin Wilkormiski published a book entitled Fragments: Memories of a Wartime Childhood 1939-1948.  In his book, he described his ... we will focus on how each deceptive strategy (i.e., false denials , feigned amnesia, and fabrication ) can influence ... / more

Are Victim or Eyewitness Statements Credible? Several Ways to Check Them

... argued that the children’s testimonies might have been false because of suggestive interviewing techniques by the children’s mothers ... However, not all witness statements are valid. That is, our memories are not a perfect reproduction of the past, but are reconstructive, ... / more

Does organized ritual child abuse exist?

... the reports of those affected, and to what extent suggested memories of the alleged acts represent a more reliable alternative explanation. ... two phenomena: Confirmatory information processing and false memories .  Views about the world (such as those about the ... / more

How deliberate forgetting might lead to false memories

... to forget something? Discover whether the effort to suppress memories can actually twist what you remember. This article explores the relationship between motivated forgetting and false memory formation, revealing its crucial impact in the legal arena.  ... / more