Re: [Phys-l] Memory and how it works

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

This is "in the news".  Defense attorneys now can contest eye witness  
testimony scientifically.

bc

This is old:

http://agora.stanford.edu/sjls/Issue%20One/fisher&tversky.htm

IIRC, this is the subject of a current (or very recent) article in  
the NYer.


On 2009, Sep 30, , at 09:54, John Clement wrote:

> At one time I questioned whether a particular person accurately  
> remembered
> something that was said in a lecture.  So a bit of information  
> about memory
> might help people understand what actually goes on in your memory.
>
> Here is an article from Discover that might be helpful to one and  
> all on
> this topic.  It may also help some understand why some pedagogies work
> better than others.
>
> http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/03-how-much-of-your-memory- 
> is-true
>
> John M. Clement
> Houston, TX
>
>
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