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Feb 2022
38m 16s

Julia Shaw on memories that aren't true

Bbc Radio 4
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<p>Early in her career, Julia wanted to know if it was possible to get someone to believe they committed a crime (when they hadn’t)? In a bold experiment she showed how students created false memories of criminal events in their teenage years, describing in rich detail how they had assaulted people, when no such events had taken place. What does this mean ... Show More
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