To David, Christopher, Paul, and others: What if both explanations could be right - depending on the circumstances? How many of you recall more than just a few experiences prior to the age of five? What about experiences prior to age 7 or 10? Many people remember almost nothing. Why? Could this be due to repression of traumatic experiences?
On the other hand, if a patient completely trusts their psychologist, is it possible for the psychologist to "lead the witness" so to speak - to implant false memories based on the psychologist's guesses (or projections)? Do any of you have any *direct* experience in this area? Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Brandon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Recovered memories > >Stephen Black had a TIPS email a few weeks ago in which he listed myths > >that many students believe, one of which is that children can repress the > >memory of having been sexually abused, only for this memory to resurface > >for many years. > > > >He and I got into an extended correspondence about whether the repression > >of painful memories should really be regarded as a myth .... > > > >Dave Lieberman > > It might be better to restate the myth to say that repression is the > _typical_ result of traumatic events; child abuse in particular. > I don't think that many experimental psychologists (certainly not > this behaviorist) would argue that unpleasant events _can_ be less > likely to be recalled, even to the point where they are not recalled. > The question (and ultimately an empirical one) is whether this is the > most likely outcome. > Specifically, when an individual (under prompting from a therapist) > recalls unpleasant earlier experiences that she did not recall until > then, is the most likely hypothesis: > 1. Repression. > or > 2. The sort of suggestion effect that Loftus has documented. > > -- > * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University * > * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * > * http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/psych/welcome.html * > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
