False Memory

False memory is a psychological phenomenon where a person recalls something that did not happen. 
This could happen for several reasons. 

  • Someone could be spreading information, where details are altered as it is spread around so people have incorrect information. 
  • Memories may get scrambled inside of the memory so details are switched/lost, therefore people lose the memory of what really happened. 
  • Some may have mental illnesses which can affect their memories. These can also be altered with trauma.
False memory was investigated by Pierre Janet and Sigmund Freud. They wrote The Aetiology of Hysteria. This was represented in April 1986 and describes the sexual abuse in children below the age of puberty and its possible causation of mental illness and false memories in adults. 
False memory syndrome is an illness that affects someones mentality in day to day life as false memory has taken over them. False memory can tie into many mental disorders (for example PTSD).  
There are some examples of false memory: 
  • Monopoly man:Many thought Rich Uncle Moneybags has a monocle but he doesn't. 
  • Pikachu: The tip of Pikachu's tail is yellow, not black. 
  • Berenstain bears: Berenstain bears is not spelt Berenstein bears. 
  • Curious George: Curious George never had a tail.
  • Darth Vader: Darth Vader doesn't say "Luke, I am your father." he says "No, I am your father."
  • Forrest Grump: He says "Life was like a box of chocolates." not "Life is a box of chocolates."
(more examples on article in evidence folder).

Sources: 
False memory article in evidence folder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aetiology_of_Hysteria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory

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