The Memory Illusion: Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory by Julia Shaw

The Memory Illusion: Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory

Julia Shaw

288 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science informative slow-paced

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Forensic psychologist and memory expert Dr. Julia Shaw reveals why we are all unreliable narrators of our own life stories. Think you have a good memory? Think again. Memories are our most cherished possessions. We rely on them every day of our li...

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