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ERIC Number: EJ578040
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
The Ontogeny and Durability of True and False Memories: A Fuzzy Trace Account.
Ceci, Stephen J.; Bruck, Maggie
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v71 n2 p165-69 Nov 1998
Notes that spontaneous false memories are a routine part of everyday memory and more common than implanted false memory. Commends the fuzzy-trace theory for the separation and explanation of these two sources of inaccuracy. Demonstrates the theory's handling of three phenomena concerning the creation and maintenance of false memories. (LBT)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Evaluative Thinking, Mathematical Models, 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.