Another article on the reliability of memory as evidence
Posted Dec 11 2011 12:00am
Various views on whether or not memories can be repressed and then recalled, and on the reliability of memory are discussed in this article about a criminal case that turns on memory. From " In testimony in Ryan Ferguson case, a question of memory " (Columbia Missourian):
But if there’s one thing memory experts agree on, it’s the fact that our memories can change over time and be influenced by our interactions with other people. We’ve all experienced this — for example, when asked what we did on a vacation years ago, we might find the details a bit fuzzy. But chatting about the trip with others might paint a clearer picture of some events.
The memory experts who weighed in on Ferguson’s conviction agreed with Loftus that police questioning can alter memories.
Click to read another article in which memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus is interviewed: " The mystery of Carole Myers " (The Observer).
Various views on whether or not memories can be repressed and then recalled, and on the reliability of memory are discussed in this article about a criminal case that turns on memory. From " In testimony in Ryan Ferguson case, a question of memory " (Columbia Missourian):
But if there’s one thing memory experts agree on, it’s the fact that our memories can change over time and be influenced by our interactions with other people. We’ve all experienced this — for example, when asked what we did on a vacation years ago, we might find the details a bit fuzzy. But chatting about the trip with others might paint a clearer picture of some events.The memory experts who weighed in on Ferguson’s conviction agreed with Loftus that police questioning can alter memories.
Click to read another article in which memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus is interviewed: " The mystery of Carole Myers " (The Observer).