Book description
A decade or so of intensive research on false memory has revealed much that is not well understood outside the circles of scientists who specialize in such research. However, this research has produced findings that have major implications for a number of fields that are central to human welfare, such…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Science of False Memory as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
We know from the work of Bartlett and Loftus that memory is malleable, changing in the directions of gist, brevity, and personal belief.
This book provides a more modern academic view of these phenomena, demonstrating why eyewitness memory, and other aspects of memory such as those involved in combat situations and officer-involved shootings, may be entirely inaccurate without any ill will or prevarication on the part of the given witness.
Not an easy read, but an important one for those who wish to have a full understanding of memory in the criminal justice system.
From Matthew's list on cognitive science and the criminal justice system.
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