Illusory memories can have salutary effects
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 07:00
in Psychology & Sociology
(Medical Xpress) -- False memories tend to get a bad rap, says developmental psychologist Mark L. Howe, of Lancaster University in England. Indeed, remembering events incorrectly or remembering events that didnt happen can have grave consequences, such as the criminal conviction of an innocent person. But false memories are a natural outcropping of memory in general. They must have some positive effect, too.