| Subject: | Science Contradicts Popular Beliefs About Memory |
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| Date: | Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:10:10 -0400 (EDT) |
| From: | Child Abuse Defense News <thewerks@legalwerks.com> |
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| To: | leonard@oregonfamilyrights.com |
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Child Abuse Defense News by David S. Marshall
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April 19, 2012
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New developments in law, medicine, and psychology affecting child abuse cases. For additional news and information, visit www.ChildAbuseDefense.pro.
Science Contradicts Popular Beliefs About MemoryA survey has found most Americans believe memory works in ways rejected by scientific consensus. The findings suggest juries and judges deciding disputes about memory need the help of expert testimony.The peer-reviewed study is reported in Simons and Chabris, "What People Believe about How Memory Works: A Representative Survey of the U.S. Population." The authors assert theirs is "the first large-scale, nationally representative survey designed to measure intuitive beliefs about the properties of memory." Two of the six beliefs about memory tested in the survey are particularly important in child sex abuse cases. In such cases a child's account of being molested is often the only strong evidence a crime occurred. The reliability of the child's memory can thus be the primary issue in the case. For the rest of this article, please click here. |
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