final paper

Research Method Comment by Jeye, Brittany: I am a little bit confused about what you have submitted here? The instructions asked you to submit only the main first body paragraph? This looks like it is your intro and I am confused about what is your main body paragraph, as you have a bunch of mini-paragraphs below which are not in the correct structure? You also have not reference any empirical research articles, which was the main point of this assignment. Please check the assignment instructions going forward!

False memory is defined as cases where people remember an event or things differently from how they happened, like remembering things or events that never happened at all (cite here). False memories are events that one can perceive as true, and sometimes it is difficult to convince someone that those memories are wrong. Memories of a past event can be reconstructed as people age or as their worldviews change. Some studies have been conducteddone to see what transpires those memories to happen, and studies have concluded that several factors have led to those memories. Some of these factors are individual differences in suggestibility, perception, false autobiographical memories, similarity, familiarity, and, lastly, interference (Gallo, 2013). Comment by Jeye, Brittany: I’m not sure what you mean by this? Can you clarify? Comment by Jeye, Brittany: Is this your thesis statement? What is your research question? You should try to end your introduction with your research question if possible!

The importance of studying false memories was of its potentialities: recognition, recall, and correctness where errors were detected. Some of these errors include omission and commission error (where are you getting this information from? Please cite.). The above is important, especially for children when the intention is to recall information. It is important because it proves that children cannot be used as witnesses (cite). After all, false memories can occur to them. Another study showed that false memories could be advantageous because they reflect the activation of ideas and concepts to an earlier experience that can help future problem-solving. Comment by Jeye, Brittany: Hi Jordan! I am a bit confused about this paragraph and your following paragraph(s). They don’t seem to be following the homework instructions (or the instructions for the APA first draft) Every main body paragraph should have a topic sentence that relates to your overall research question and, in each paragraph, you should describe/compare at least two research articles with proper citations. None of your paragraphs here follow that format or those guidelines. Please Comment by Jeye, Brittany: Anytime you mention “a study” or “research” or similar, you should cite at the end of that sentence.

Emotions can lead to people being susceptible to false memories. Also, it can lead one to have misleading information where one can have pre-goals (Shaw, 2016). Emotion can be brought about by traumatic events that one can experience. Repetitive trauma can lead to negative influence where one may not remember the activities that happened in a particular event due to emotion. Comment by Jeye, Brittany: This is a good topic sentence, but again, I am confused about how it relates to your overall research question?

Emotions in false memories can lead to positive or negative effects. Many people can react differently regarding the information they may encounter and can lead to far-reaching consequences, especially in a legal context (Shaw, 2016). For example, when an eyewitness is told to elaborate what they saw. Comment by Jeye, Brittany: It seems like all of these sections discuss the roles of emotions in false memory – can you combine this into one paragraph? Also, where are the studies that you found that actually have methods and results sections on this topic?

The situation above can lead to high emotional experiences that can lead to negative effects due to the circumstance due to fear. It can lead to false memories. Positive false memories can lead to one having hope due to false memory that one has remembered. However, emotion has been found that it is most likely to influence false memory.

False memories have a weakness since they can lead to vivid false information or even weak false information that fits with activated schemas, which may be mistaken for true information. False memories have various weakness such as making people report alien abductions. It can affect eyewitness memory, consequently leading to wrongful arrest and convictions. It can lead people to create an elaborate description of the events (Gallo, 2013). Another weakness is that false memories can lead to false hope. Generalization can lead to false memory weakness. Comment by Jeye, Brittany: I am unsure what you mean here?

The future of the study of false memories is bright. This is because some studies have given way for researching more on false memories. Therefore, a future study may focus more on how false memories can be emotional and consequential and why they last for long periods. Future researchers may also be required to study how trauma lead to false memories and how misinformation can lead to false memories.

The above implies that there is a need to conduct more studies on this subject. It is imperative for future researchers to focus more on differentiating between false memories. True memories of such technique can help a lot, whether in our everyday lives or in the justice system. The study of false memories is helpful because it helps us know how false memory can affect our daily lives.

References

Gallo, D. (2013). Associative illusions of memory: False memory research in DRM and related tasks. New York, NY: Psychology Press. Comment by Jeye, Brittany: These are both books? Where are your empirical research articles? You should have at least three research articles in your APA paper (with four references minimum overall).

Shaw, D. J. (2016). The memory illusion: Remembering, forgetting, and the science of false memory. New York, NY: Random House.