False memories of self-performance result from watching others' actions
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 13:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Did I turn off the stove, or did I just imagine it? Memory isn't always reliable. Psychological scientists have discovered all sorts of ways that false memories get created, and now there's another one for the list: watching someone else do an action can make you think you did it yourself.
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