memory

memory

Can traumatic memories be repressed, then recovered?

Step 1: Read the following scenario based on the case of Eileen Franklin-Lipsker.

(see attachment)

Step 2: Watch Elizabeth Loftus explain her research: The Fiction of Memory.

https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_how_reliable_is_your_memory

Step 3: Next, review the following seminal article by Elizabeth Loftus: Creating False Memories.

http://staff.washington.edu/eloftus/Articles/sciam.htm

Step 4: Integrating at least *three* relevant terms from the assigned readings, post your position with an explanation on the following:

Explain why, why not, or why you are unsure that memories that have been repressed and then recovered should be allowed in court to prosecute the alleged abuser.