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recovered memory
Also known as: recovered memory, recovered memories, recovered repressed memories, hypnotically recovered memories
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Clinical evidence in the phenomenon of Alien Abduction neuroscigroup.us 5 facts
claimIndividuals who recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse through suggestive therapy exhibited a greater susceptibility to the construction of false memories but showed no tendency to underestimate their prior memories.
claimIndividuals who recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse spontaneously exhibited a greater propensity to forget their prior memories but did not show a greater susceptibility to false memories.
claimIn a study of adults reporting repressed, recovered, or ongoing memories of childhood sexual abuse, those individuals reported sleep paralysis more often than a control group.
claimThe double dissociation between individuals who recover memories through suggestive therapy versus those who recover them spontaneously indicates that recovered memories may sometimes be fictitious and other times authentic.
referenceGeraerts (2012) analyzed the cognitive underpinnings of recovered memories of childhood abuse.
State of New Hampshire Supreme Court, Hungerford v. Morahan fmsfonline.org 3 facts
referenceCarl Sagan's 1996 book, 'The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark', devotes two chapters to criticizing alien abductions, channellers, astrology, past life regression, and recovered memories of satanic ritual cults as pseudoscience.
claimLief and Fetkewicz (1995) state that doubt regarding the historical accuracy of recovered memories is increased by the large number of individuals who accuse multiple perpetrators.
claimThe Connecticut General Assembly passed a bill extending the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims from two to seventeen years, despite testimony at a Judiciary Committee hearing that included misstatements of fact and a lack of testimony clarifying that 'recovered memory' was not a proven methodology.
Alien abduction claims examined - Harvard Gazette news.harvard.edu Feb 20, 2003 2 facts
quoteHe and his colleagues conclude, “a combination of pre-existing New Age beliefs, episodes of sleep paralysis, accompanied by hallucinations and hypnotic memory recovery may foster beliefs and memories that one has been abducted by space aliens.”
claimRichard McNally and his colleagues conclude that a combination of pre-existing New Age beliefs, episodes of sleep paralysis accompanied by hallucinations, and hypnotic memory recovery may foster beliefs and memories that one has been abducted by space aliens.
Grey Aliens Exposed - Hangar 1 Publishing hangar1publishing.com 1 fact
claimThe reliability of hypnotically recovered memories is highly controversial, as substantial research indicates that hypnosis can increase confidence in false memories.