The return of the repressed: The persistent and problematic claims of long-forgotten trauma
Can purely psychological trauma lead to a complete blockage of autobiographical
memories? This long-standing question about the existence of repressed memories has …
memories? This long-standing question about the existence of repressed memories has …
What science tells us about false and repressed memories
What does science tell us about memory phenomena such as false and repressed
memories? This issue is highly pressing as incorrect knowledge about these memory …
memories? This issue is highly pressing as incorrect knowledge about these memory …
An integrative memory model of recollection and familiarity to understand memory deficits
Humans can recollect past events in details (recollection) and/or know that an object,
person, or place has been encountered before (familiarity). During the last two decades …
person, or place has been encountered before (familiarity). During the last two decades …
Misremembering Brexit: Partisan bias and individual predictors of false memories for fake news stories among Brexit voters
Exposure to fake news stories can result in false memories for the events portrayed, and this
effect can be enhanced if the stories conform to the reader's ideological position. We …
effect can be enhanced if the stories conform to the reader's ideological position. We …
A court ruled case on therapy‐induced false memories
We report on a unique Italian criminal case in which a court ruled that a therapist implanted
false memories of abuse in a young girl. Using therapeutic excerpts, we show that the …
false memories of abuse in a young girl. Using therapeutic excerpts, we show that the …
Reports of recovered memories of abuse in therapy in a large age-representative US national sample: Therapy type and decade comparisons
L Patihis, MH Pendergrast - Clinical Psychological Science, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The potential hazards of endeavoring to recover ostensibly repressed memories of abuse in
therapy have previously been documented. Yet no large survey of the general public about …
therapy have previously been documented. Yet no large survey of the general public about …
Are individual differences in attention control related to working memory capacity? A latent variable mega-analysis.
The current study examined whether there are coherent individual differences in attention
control abilities and whether they are related to variation in working memory capacity. Data …
control abilities and whether they are related to variation in working memory capacity. Data …
A critical review of case studies on dissociative amnesia
I Mangiulli, H Otgaar, M Jelicic… - Clinical Psychological …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Dissociative amnesia, defined as an inability to remember important autobiographical
experiences, usually of a stressful nature, is a controversial phenomenon. We systematically …
experiences, usually of a stressful nature, is a controversial phenomenon. We systematically …
Belief in unconscious repressed memory persists
On the basis of converging research, we concluded that the controversial topic of
unconscious blockage of psychological trauma (ie, repressed memory) remains very much …
unconscious blockage of psychological trauma (ie, repressed memory) remains very much …
On the general acceptance of confessions research: Opinions of the scientific community.
Eighty-seven experts on the psychology of confessions—many of whom were highly
published, many with courtroom experience—were surveyed online about their opinions on …
published, many with courtroom experience—were surveyed online about their opinions on …