The memory illusion : remembering, forgetting, and the science of false memory
Shaw, Julia (Professor)2016
Book
Think you have a good memory? Think again. Memories are our most cherished possessions. We rely on them every day of our lives. They make us who we are. And yet the truth is they are far from being the accurate record of the past we like to think they are. True, we can all admit to having suffered occasional memory lapses, such as entering a room and immediately forgetting why, or suddenly being unable to recall the name of someone we've met dozens of times. But what if we have the potential for more profound errors of memory, even verging on outright fabrication and self-deception? In The Memory Illusion, forensic psychologist and memory expert Dr Julia Shaw uses the latest research to show the astonishing variety of ways in which our brains can indeed be led astray. She shows why we can sometimes misappropriate other people's memories, subsequently believing them to be our own. She explains how police officers can imprison an innocent man for life on the basis of 300 denials and just one confession. She demonstrates the way radically false memories can be deliberately implanted, leading people to believe that they brutally murdered a loved one, or were abducted.
Main title:
Author:
Shaw, Julia (Professor), author
Imprint:
London : Random House Books, 2016.London Random House Books, 2017©2016
Collation:
xv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: You-ness, and clay with consequences -- Why identity and memory are inherently linked -- 1.I remember being born -- Infant mobiles, tea with Prince Charles, and Bugs Bunny -- Why some of our childhood memories are impossible -- 2.Dirty memories -- #Thedress, time Travellers, and the Good Old Days -- Why to remember is to perceive -- 3.Dancing with bees -- Roofies, sea slugs, and laser beams -- Why brain physiology can lead our memories astray -- 4.Memory wizards -- HSAMs, braincams, and islands of genius -- Why no one has infallible memory -- 5.Subliminal memories -- Baby learning, psycho-phones, and brainwashing -- Why we need to pay attention in order to form memories -- 6.Defective detective -- Superiority, identity crisis, and making monsters -- Why we are overconfident in our memory -- 7.Where were you when 9/11 happened? -- Flashbulbs, memory hacking, and traumatic events -- Why our memory for emotional events is flawed -- 8.Social me-dia --Contents note continued: Media multitasking, groupiness, and digital amnesia -- Why media moulds our memory -- 9.Tooky pulled my pants down -- Satan, sex, and science -- Why we can falsely remember traumatic events -- 10.Mind games -- Secret agents, memory palaces, and magical realism -- Why we should embrace our faulty memory.
ISBN:
184794762X97818479476289781847947611 (pbk)
Dewey class:
153.12
Language:
English
Related title:
The Memory Illusion [electronic resource] : Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory
Subject:
BRN:
449926
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Health | HEALTH 153.12 SHAW | On loan - Due: 22 Jun 2026 |