I don't think I would buy this as a case of repressed memory. Anyone else have an opinion? I found it too global an amnesia.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:59:12 -0500 >From: "Christopher D. Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [tips] pre-1800 account of repressed memory found >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > You may recall that, a while ago, Stephen Black (I > think) told us of a challenge by the McLean Hospital > Psychiatry Lab, which would give $1000 to anyone who > could find an account of repressed memory, fictional > or not, prior to the year 1800. The aim of the > challenge was to prove that the whole idea of > repressed memory was a recent cultural construct, > not something that naturally occurs in the human > brain. It turns out that the challenge has been met, > though admittedly, not by very much. An example of > repressed memory has been found from 1786. > > Details are at Mind Hacks: > http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/01/are_repressed_memori.html > > Happy New Year! > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > "Part of respecting another person is taking the > time to criticise his or her views." > > - Melissa Lane, in a Guardian obituary for > philosopher Peter Lipton > > ================================= > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
