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By Brian H. Bornstein

ISBN-10: 0739192183

ISBN-13: 9780739192184

Misconceptions approximately reminiscence phenomena frequently move hand-in-hand with renowned misrepresentations in regards to the functionality of reminiscence in videos, novels, tv, and different kinds of well known media. during this booklet, Brian H. Bornstein attracts on examples of those media representations to check a couple of reminiscence myths facing an array of themes, together with reminiscence permanence, recovered reminiscence and repression, amnesia, eyewitness reminiscence, better reminiscence, and different issues. Bornstein examines how those myths approximately reminiscence conflict with medical examine findings, and discusses the results of those myths and attainable techniques for debunking them. Popular Myths approximately reminiscence: Media Representations as opposed to medical Evidence is usually recommended for students attracted to psychology, media and picture reports, conversation reports, and sociology.

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