Memory Distortion

Authors

Deryn Strange, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Richard W. Bloom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow

Abstract

Here, Dr. Deryn Strange joins IBPP editor Richard Bloom in a discussion of distorted memories for traumatic events, repression and repressed memory, memory distrust syndrome, deception and self-deception as a contaminant in memory research with forensic implications, recovered memory, false confessions, and the 'bait question' as a differentiator of truth versus falsehood in interrogation. [The discussion ends prematurely through an IBPP technical malfunction. One missing element vital to college students who might wish to pursue a career in forensic psychology is Dr. Strange's strong recommendation to master the basics of experimental methodology and statistics].

Guest Biography

Dr. Deryn Strange is a Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her research program is focused on memory distortion and its impact.

Recommended Citation

Strange, Deryn and Bloom, Richard W. (2018) "Memory Distortion," International Bulletin of Political Psychology: Vol. 18 : Iss. 5 , Article 3.
Available at: https://commons.erau.edu/ibpp/vol18/iss5/3