False memory and age : a review on false memory susceptibility in children and the elderly

• Main Authors: Chen, Zhi Xin, Lim, Chrismin Jia Hui, Tan, Joelene Bei Lin
• Other Authors: Michael Donald Patterson
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Consciousness and cognition
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59397
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

People of any age are susceptible to false memories. In the legal scene, false memories have led to many eyewitness misidentifications and wrongful convictions. In order to minimize the risks of false memories, it is important to understand who is more susceptible and why that is so. We hypothesized...