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In this essay, I attempt to outline a feminist philosophical approach to the debate concerning (allegedly) false memories of childhood sexual abuse. Bringing the voices of feminist philosophers to bear on this issue highlights the... more
Careful assessment of purported scientific discoveries and the resulting interpretations is a responsibility of every scientist. The area of memory, particularly memory for abuse, has recently seen new, highly publicized claims. These... more
This research examines the relationship between indi- viduals’ levels of life satisfaction and their associative networks of happiness. Study 1 measured European Americans’ degree of false memory of happiness using the... more
The perceived value of information can influence one's motivation to successfully remember that information. This study investigated how information value can affect memory search and evaluation processes (i.e., retrieval monitoring). In... more
Some therapists, as well as other commentators, have suggested that memories of horrific trauma are buried in the subconscious by some special process, such as repression, and are later reliably recovered. We find that the evidence... more
Our memories are not always the perfect representation of past events. We are certainly prone to forgetting, but somewhat less obviously, our memories are also susceptible to distortion. We are even capable of developing whole, new... more
Provas dependentes da memória de uma testemunha podem ser as única evidências de que um crime ocorreu. Entretanto, os procedimentos utilizados em oitivas de testemunhas ou reconhecimentos de suspeitos podem alterar a memória original do... more
Con questo studio si vuole fornire una valutazione sull’attendibilità intrinseca del testimone analizzando in particolare le differenze delle strategie argomentative che le due parti processuali, accusa e difesa, utilizzano al fine di... more
Delusions are fixed ‘false beliefs’ and, although a hallmark feature of schizophrenia, no previous study has examined if delusions might be related to ‘false memories’. We used the classic Deese–Roediger–McDermott (DRM) paradigm to... more
En los últimos tiempos, la investigación psicológica ha estado dando cuenta de un fenómeno que sobrepasa el entendimiento tradicional de los procesos de memoria. Sin influencia externa alguna, las personas recuerdan hechos completos o... more
Le désaccord entre psychanalystes sur la nature des pensées refoulées a ouvert la porte à des critiques radicales de la théorie qui définit et fonde la psychanalyse, la théorie du refoulement. Or, la diffusion du mouvement analytique n’a... more
This chapter examines the role of the witness as a narrator, writer, and historian through a comparison of the writings and testimony of Primo Levi and those of Georges Perec. Despite the significant differences between the two, which... more
«Papà, a che serve la storia?»: questa era la domanda che quasi 80 anni fa Marc Bloch poneva all'apertura di Apologia della storia, un libro che ha segnato generazioni di lettori. Oggi, di fronte a un tempo radicalmente diverso dal... more
Os erros no reconhecimento de pessoas constituem um fator estatisticamente importante nos casos de erros judiciais, em muitos dos sistemas de justiça do mundo. Estudos de neurociência e de psicologia do testemunho, realizados ao longo das... more
Memory is by nature, reconstructive (http://www.fmsfonline.org/). It is continuously moving and changing based upon our personal narrative, suggestions about reality, and shifts in belief systems whether, cultural, religious, or social in... more
En Belgique, la jurisprudence autorise l’utilisation de l’hypnose avec les témoins et les victimes volontaires dans les enquêtes judiciaires. Cette méthode n’est pas une technique d’enquête à proprement parler ; elle est davantage à... more
Kaum ein anderes Medium scheint besser geeignet, traumatische Verletzungen zu visualisieren und zu speichern, zu kommunizieren und zu transformieren, als der Film. Er macht sie sichtbar, indem er sie als Wunden ausstellt, er öffnet sie,... more
La procuración y administración de justicia en la época moderna está emplazada a usar con mayor decisión los resultados de la investigación científica. Sólo a partir del uso adecuado de la información provenida de ésta se podrán ir... more
Kita sering sekali mengalami kelupaan. Kelupaan pun ada yang disengaja dan tidak. Seperti, aku tadi kesini mau ngambil apa ya? Atau anda berjalan ke tempat biasa anda parkir motor ketika pulang sekolah, padahal anda pindah parkir motor ke... more
Статья, представляющая собой заключение книги в которой подвергаются критическому разбору антиисторические сочинения Бориса Акунина и авторов "новой хронологии", ставит вопрос: в чем сущность того болезненного явления исторического... more
THE GUARDIANS OF MEMORY AND THE RETURN OF THE XENOPHOBIC RIGHT Translated by Alastair McEwen Copyright © Bompiani, 2019 USA Edition copyright © 2020 CPL EDITIONS All rights reserved ISBN 978-1-941046-32-6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface... more
The utility of using indices of neural function to identify deception relies on finding highly reliable and valid approaches that adequately identify the guilty and exonerate the innocent. A class of approaches, based on the guilty... more
In the present study, the persistence of personal false memories (FMs) after social feedback that denies their truth was assessed. Participants imitated actions performed by the experimenter (Session 1) and watched a doctored video with... more
A chapter in : Lucas Gottzen, Margunn Bjørnholt, Floretta Boonzaier (eds.), Men, Masculinities and Intimate Partner Violence (Routledge) This chapter studies ‘antifeminist’ discourses identified by participants in a research project on... more
O presente trabalho pretende apontar as possíveis distorções da memória envolvendo o reconhecimento pessoal no processo penal e suas consequências para o projeto de vida do condenado. Para isso, desenvolvemos o estado da arte da... more
Dieser kurze Text ist von der Reportage «Der Teufel mitten unter uns» von Robin Rehmann und Ilona Stämpfli angeregt, die das Schweizer Fernsehen SRF am 14. Dezember 2021 ausgestrahlt hat.