Is memory reliable?

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What memory is/ stance on question.  Memory is a complex psychological construct, that can generally be seen as the storage and retrieval of information. Memory can be broadly conceptualised into short and long term memory, and is largely assumed to align to Atkinson and Schiffrin’s (1968) multistore model of memory. 

Example of a study showing memory not reliable. Loftus and Palmer (1974), estimating car speed key findings. 

Explain findings/keywords. This would suggest that memory is reconstructive, and not always an exact account of events. This means that in the courtroom one may not be able to rely on eyewitness testimony alone. 

Something exciting/new. E.g. age affecting, Ebbinghaus forgetting curve, Cognitive interview, Black Mirror

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