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Nash, R. A., Wade, Kimberley A. , Garry, M., Loftus, E. F. and Ost, J. (2017) Misrepresentations and flawed logic about the prevalence of false memories. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31 (1). pp. 31-33. doi:10.1002/acp.3265
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3265
Abstract
Brewin and Andrews (2016) propose that just 15% of people, or even fewer, are susceptible to false childhood memories. If this figure were true, then false memories would still be a serious problem. But the figure is higher than 15%. False memories occur even after a few short and low-pressure interviews, and with each successive interview, they become richer, more compelling, and more likely to occur. It is therefore dangerously misleading to claim that the scientific data provide an “upper bound” on susceptibility to memory errors. We also raise concerns about the peer review process. © 2016 The Authors Applied Cognitive Psychology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Psychology | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | False memory syndrome | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Applied Cognitive Psychology | ||||||||
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0888-4080 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 16 January 2017 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 31 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 31-33 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1002/acp.3265 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||||
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