NOVEMBER 1999, VOLUME 27, NUMBER 2, Abstract 1
Recovered Memories of Abuse: Real, Fabricated, or Both?
Kathryn M. Gow, Queensland University of Technology
This paper reviews the literature on “recovered memories.” The case for recovered memories being real and the case for recovered memories being fabricated are introduced, with the possibility that recovered memories may be true and accurate in some cases, may be true and fuzzy with respect to detail in other cases, or partially or totally fabricated in certain instances. The conclusion is drawn that, as yet, there are no certain answers as to how to distinguish true from false memories.