Children's false memories: a test of the dissociability of cognitive and social processes
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The fuzzy-trace theory on false memories proposed by C.J. Brainerd and V.F. Reyna has both advantages and limitations. The theory has proven itself limited in relation to such vital concerns as the nature and intentionality of cognitive performance, the link between cognitive models and social functioning and the need to consider individual differences in developmental theories. However, the theory's task-specificity, domain-specificity and global nature render it extremely useful in the organization of false memory phenomena.
Publication Name: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0022-0965
Year: 1998
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Contemplating fuzzy-trace theory: the gist of it
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The fuzzy-trace theory, proposed by C.J. Brainerd and V.F. Reyna, is a giant leap to understanding mainstream cognitive development and the problem of children's false memories. The theory's models and findings, such as the counterintuitive finding that some false memories are more stable than true memories, particularly its propensity to integrate itself with social-contextual notions, make it a significant tool in understanding current and relevant societal topics.
Publication Name: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0022-0965
Year: 1998
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How misinformation alters memories
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C.J. Brainerd and V.F. Reyna's fuzzy-trace theory, which is a mathematical modeling of memory, and conjoint misinformation method offer enlightenment on one critical psychological issue, namely, the malleability of memory. Both the theory and the method presented by Brainerd and Reyna help shed light on debates surrounding the ability of misleading postevent information, or misinformation, to change or even create memories.
Publication Name: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0022-0965
Year: 1998
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