Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Elizabeth Loftus, Tidus, The Strongest

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

Reconstructive memory is a process by which memories for an event are distorted by information that becomes available to a person after the event (hazlewood & janes, p. 10) Steve tidus taken away to jail for rape charge, even though he was completely innocent. How does victim go from that"s the closest picture to i"m sure that"s him . Study false memories (e. g. remembering things that didn"t happen) Over 300 cases wrongly convicted due to false memories. Memory is constructive and reconstructive (e. g. it"s a wikipedia page you can change it but so can others) Simulated accident study (smash vs. hit care that smashed was going faster and was seen with broken glass) Misidentified interrogator in military study (when you feed people misinformation bout an experience you can distort or change memory) Misinformation is everywhere (e. g. talking to someone, media coverage) False memories affect behavior long after memories take hold.