The ontogeny and durability of true and false memories: a fuzzy trace account

Article Abstract:

Fuzzy-trace theory is a psychological theory that uses mathematical modeling to show that false memories or memory errors result from fuzzy traces. The theory can actually handle three phenomena that concern the creation and maintenance of false memories. These are reverse developmental effects, differential time-courses for true and false recognitions, and the memorial bases of developmental suppression of hit rates along with the elevation of some types of false alarms. Brainerd and Reyna's work has accounted for at least one conclusion that initially seemed paradoxical, namely, that spontaneous false memories are a normal part of everyday memory.

Psychological aspects, Models, Memory

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Planting false childhood memories: the role of event plausibility

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Research shows that children can accept false memories of plausible events through suggestion. Children of eight-years-old attending Jewish and Catholic high schools were told false information which was later recalled by them as being the truth. Evidence indicates that the tendency for children to accept false memories depends upon their individual experiences in life. Those children who are more likely to accept false memories of sexual abuse have lived in an environment where sexual contact is perceived by them as being possible.

Association of ideas, Association (Psychology)

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Remembering specific episodes of a scripted event

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Children's ability to remember a specific episode of a scripted event is determined by a complex interaction of factors, according to research investigating the formation and development of memory for a specific episode of a scripted event. These factors involve age, event experience, the complexity of the event and the connection between new specific activities and the standard event. Memory for a specific episode does not seem to be an all-or-none memory for a specific experience.

Memory in children, Children's memory

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