Trauma memories–like all memories–are malleable and prone to distortion. Indeed, there is
growing evidence–from both field and lab-based studies–to suggest that the memory …

We examine the evidence concerning what people believe about memory. We focus on
beliefs regarding the permanence of memory and whether memory can be repressed and …

Affective films are often used in emotion research and negative films are frequently used as
an analogue for trauma (trauma film paradigm). However, different films are used with …

Research examining maladaptive responses to trauma routinely relies on spontaneous self-
report to index intrusive thoughts, which assumes people accurately recognize and report …

In this direct replication of Houben, Otgaar, Roelofs, and Merckelbach (Clinical
Psychological Science, 6, 610–616, 2018), we tested whether making eye movements …

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a popular treatment for
posttraumatic stress disorder. However, little is known about the memory effects of EMDR …

There is contention in the scientific literature about the coherence of people's memories for
trauma: Sometimes, traumatic memories are rated as less coherent than nontraumatic …

Victims of trauma often remember their experience as being more traumatic later, compared
to immediately after, the event took place. This finding—the “memory amplification effect”—is …

False denials are sometimes used to cope with traumatic experiences. We examined
whether false denials can affect true and false memory production for a traumatic event and …

ABSTRACT Despite Institutional Review Board concerns about psychological harm arising
from research participation, evidence from trauma-questionnaire research suggests that …