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As problematic as the method in this study may turn out to be, I'm afraid their general claims about the confabulated/reconstructed nature of episodic memory ar
by JonnieCache 15y ago
As problematic as the method in this study may turn out to be, I'm afraid their general claims about the confabulated/reconstructed nature of episodic memory are pretty valid, and have been extensively studied over the years due to their relevancy to the legal system in the area of eyewitness testimony.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Lost_in_the_mall_technique https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Lost_in_the_m...
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Reconstruction_of_automobile_destruction https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Reconstructio...
And more generally:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Eyewitness_memory https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Eyewitness_me...
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Episodic_memories https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Episodic_memo...