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3 Memory Myths addressed by @HenryOtgaar
Myth 1: photographic memory exists.
Nope: our memory doesn't work like that. Instead, our memory is constructive, resulting in (minor) errors when remembering. https://twitter.com/Tamara_DeBeuf/status/1304119068233007104
Myth 1: photographic memory exists.
Nope: our memory doesn't work like that. Instead, our memory is constructive, resulting in (minor) errors when remembering. https://twitter.com/Tamara_DeBeuf/status/1304119068233007104
Myth 2: children are poor witnesses.
Nope, children are actually least susceptible to (spontaneous) false memories. Less than adults! #developmentalreversal
Nope, children are actually least susceptible to (spontaneous) false memories. Less than adults! #developmentalreversal
Myth 3: Repressed memories exist.
Nope, there is no evidence of this.
Traumatic memories aren't unconsciously blocked. On the contrary, traumatic events are actually remembered vividly. Trauma makes people remember very well. So called recovered memories have always been there.
Nope, there is no evidence of this.
Traumatic memories aren't unconsciously blocked. On the contrary, traumatic events are actually remembered vividly. Trauma makes people remember very well. So called recovered memories have always been there.
These myths about memory are still very much alive! They can have serious consequences in legal cases, leading to false accusations and #wrongfulconvictions.
Don't kid yourself: Everyone has false memories. Yes, you too 
It is impossible to know which ones are false. They are experienced as true memories.
It is impossible to know which ones are false. They are experienced as true memories.
Can't get enough of this topic? Learn more about it through the books: 'Routes van het Recht' (NL) or 'Finding the truth in the courtroom'
