False Memories

Mary Q Contrary wrote:There are many examples of multiple eyewitnesses positively identifying a suspect in a criminal trial as the perpetrator that were exonerated later by more reliable documentary or physical evidence.

Mary Q Contrary wrote:I think the ability to plant a completely false memory is not very easy and depends alot on the subject, the characteristics of the false memory to be planted and how much trust the subject has in those trying to plant the false memory. But I think altering a genuine memory slightly is something we all do relatively often. That's why multiple eyewitnesses to an event are always better than just one.