How Good Is Your Memory Recall?

Описание: One of the fascinating things about people who have had a misattribution memory is the confidence in which they will defend their recollection. Building upon his anecdote about memory researcher Donald Thompson, who was wrongfully accused of a brutal rape due to a misattribution, Daniel Schacter proposes a memory test. Executed like a trained showman, Schacter challenges the audience's own confidence in a demonstration of mental fallibility. You can follow along at home, and we'd be curious to know how you do.

Watch the Full Program here:    • The Unbearable Lightness of Memory  
Original Program Date: June 3, 2011

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