Part I: Background
Chapter 1: Your Ancients
Chapter 2: Varieties of False Memory: A Modern Taxonomy
Part II: The Basic Science of False Memory
Chapter 3: Theoretical Explanations of False Memory
Chapter 4: Controlling False Memories with Opponent Processes 1:
Laboratory Research with Adults
Chapter 5: Controlling False Memories with Opponent Processes 2:
Developmental Research with Children and Adolescents
Part III: The Applied Science of False Memory
Chapter 6: False Memory in Criminal Investigation 1: Adult
Interviewing and Eyewitness Identification
Chapter 7: False Memory in Criminal Investigation 2: Child
Interviewing and Testimony
Chapter 8: False Memory in Psychotherapy
Part IV: Future Directions
Chapter 9: Some Growing Tips
References
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--Elizabeth F. Loftus, Distinguished Professor, University of
California, Irvine, and author of Eyewitness Testimony
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McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Washington University
in St Louis
"False memories are a hot topic in psychological research and a
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William
R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and
author of The Seven Sins of Memory.
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"Brainerd and Reyna (both, human development, Cornell Univ.) offer
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"False memory is a developing field; however, for the time being,
this book is definitive, and shows how far the study of false
memory has advanced from supposition to science."--Fortean
Times
"The Science of False Memory shows all the signs of a work that is
likely to be recognized for many years as a classic in the
psychology of memory. Brainerd and Reyna have written a work that
is simultaneously thorough in its scientific coverage and
accessible to the educated layperson. It is breathtaking in its
scholarly contribution."--reene
"Brainerd and Reyna offer an authoritative overview of contemporary
research on 'errors commission in memory reports'... The book will
interest the authors' fellow memory researchers, but it will also
reward anyone curious as to why people often remember events
differently from how they actually happened and why some people
have vivid memories of events that never happened."--Science
"Brainerd and Reyna (both, human development, Cornell Univ.) offer
here a comprehensive scholarly treatment of research in false
memory. After an excellent chapter on its history, they summarize
nine basic paradigms in false memory research and review the major
theories...the volume should be useful not only in the academy but
also to those involved with law enforcement and the courts...Highly
recommended."--CHOICE
"False memory is a developing field; however, for the time being,
this book is definitive, and shows how far the study of false
memory has advanced from supposition to science."--Fortean
Times
"The Science of False Memory shows all the signs of a work that is
likely to be recognized for many years as a classic in the
psychology of memory. Brainerd and Reyna have written a work that
is simultaneously thorough in its scientific coverage and
accessible to the educated layperson. It is breattaking in its
scholarly contribution."--reene
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