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memory wars  

Definition

  • A event in the psychology of memory referring to a controversy surrounding the validity of memories that are recovered, particularly during the course of a therapy, after a period of amnesia.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Loftus, E. F., & Ketcham, K. (1997). Le syndrome des faux souvenirs. Exergue.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Loftus, E., & Ketcham, K. (1996). The myth of repressed memory. Griffin.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Lynn, S. J., McNally, R. J., & Loftus, E. F. (2023). The memory wars then and now: The contributions of Scott O. Lilienfeld. Clinical Psychological Science, 11(4), 725–743. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026221133034

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Manzanero, A. L., & Morales-Valiente, C. (2024). Memory wars : A solution to the conflict. Papeles Del Psicólogo, 45(1), 34‑38. https://doi.org/10.23923/pap.psicol.3030

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Patihis, L., Ho, L. Y., Tingen, I. W., Lilienfeld, S. O., & Loftus, E. F. (2014). Are the “memory wars” over? A scientist-practitioner gap in beliefs about repressed memory. Psychological Science, 25(2), 519–530. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613510718

    • Document type: empirical study

    , literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Patihis, L., Otgaar, H., Lynn, S., Loftus, E., & McNally, R. (2023). The recovered memory debate: Wins, losses, and creating future open-minded skeptics. In W. R. Cobb, S. J. Lynn, & W. T. O’Donohue (Eds.), Clinical Psychological Science: The Seminal Work of Scott Lilienfeld (pp. 377–394). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14332-8_19

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-LHN9SFMC-R

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