TY - JOUR
T1 - Escape from illusion
T2 - Reducing false memories
AU - Dodson, Chad S.
AU - Koutstaal, Wilma
AU - Schacter, Daniel L.
PY - 2000/10/1
Y1 - 2000/10/1
N2 - Illusory memories are unsettling, but far from uncommon. Over the past several years, increasing experimental and theoretical attention has focused on misattribution errors that occur when some form of memory is present but attributed to an incorrect time, place or source. Demonstrations of errors and distortions in remembering raise a question with important theoretical and practical implications: how can memory misattributions be reduced or avoided? We consider evidence that documents the occurrence of illusory memories, particularly false recognition responses, and then review three ways in which memory distortion can be minimized.
AB - Illusory memories are unsettling, but far from uncommon. Over the past several years, increasing experimental and theoretical attention has focused on misattribution errors that occur when some form of memory is present but attributed to an incorrect time, place or source. Demonstrations of errors and distortions in remembering raise a question with important theoretical and practical implications: how can memory misattributions be reduced or avoided? We consider evidence that documents the occurrence of illusory memories, particularly false recognition responses, and then review three ways in which memory distortion can be minimized.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01534-5
DO - 10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01534-5
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0034307143
VL - 4
SP - 391
EP - 397
JO - Trends in Cognitive Sciences
JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences
SN - 1364-6613
IS - 10
ER -