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ERIC Number: EJ578037
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
The Distinctions of False and Fuzzy Memories.
Schooler, Jonathan W.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v71 n2 p130-43 Nov 1998
Notes that fuzzy-trace theory has been used to understand false memories of children. Demonstrates the irony imbedded in the theory, maintaining that a central implication of fuzzy-trace theory is that some errors characterized as false memories are not really false at all. These errors, when applied to false alarms to related lures, are best explained by the theory. (LBT)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Evaluative Thinking, Memory, Psychological Studies, Recall (Psychology), Recognition (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: False Memories; Fuzzy Trace Theory; Identity (Psychological); Memory Deficits
Note: Comments on article by Brainerd and Reyna (PS 528 672) in this issue.