Criminal
Dec. 25, 2014
(Mis)remembering sexual assault
Rolling Stone's controversal report on rape at the University of Virginia warrants a discussion on the difference between lying and errors in memory. By Rebecca Hofstein Grady and Elizabeth Loftus
Last month, Rolling Stone published a searing report on campus rape, and the story and its aftermath have dominated the media's attention and scrutiny. While the case has become a lightning rod for political debate, ripe with opinionated commentary from many angles, few have looked for what psychological science can tell us about it. In addition to understanding how memory errors can come about, it is critical to...
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