The myth of repressed memory
by Elizabeth F. Loftus · first published 1994
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Reveals that there is no controlled scientific support for the idea that memories of trauma are routinely banished into the unconscious and then reliably recovered years later.
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Even better is Elizabeth Loftus's Myth of Repressed Memory from the late 1990s (http://www.amazon.com/Myth-Repressed-Memory-Memories-Allegat...). Loftus specializes in memory research and has been an expert witness, Witness for the Defense http://www.amazon.com/Witness-Defense-Accused-Eyewitness-Exp...…
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