Ep. 213 - The Doctor Is In Series - Everything You Remember is False
The Social-Engineer Podcast
The Importance of False Memory
Abby, you always choose topics for this series of the podcast. What is our topic for today? Our topic for today is false memories. I did my undergraduate degree in forensic psychology. We're going to dive into what kind of distortions and why we might distort our memories.
Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.
In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are discussing: False Memories. Although memory processes and systems usually operate reliably, they are sometimes prone to distortions and illusions. Today’s discussion will examine how and why this happens. [June 5, 2023]
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro
01:02 - Intro Links
- Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/
- Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/
- Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/
- Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/
- Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
- CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/
- innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/
07:43 - The Topic of the Day: False Memories
08:11 - Defining Our Memories
10:17 - Challenging Your Reality
11:48 - Remember the Good Times
13:01 - The Exception
15:07 - Unintentional Ego Inflation
17:27 - Putting it in Context
18:46 - The Dangers of Distorting Memories
23:19 - Not-So-Total Recall
25:40 - Repression vs Suppression
28:35 - Eyewitness Error
32:10 - Shameless Plug: Ep. 134
- Altered Memories and Alternate Realities with Dr. Elizabeth Loftus
34:14 - Emotional Influence
37:22 - How Accurate Are You???
39:56 - Emotional Defense
44:35 - Belief System
47:48 - Don't Be Certain (Because You're Not)
49:31 - Confirmation Bias
52:39 - Simple Does Not Equal Easy
54:08 - Shades of Grey
56:38 - Wrap Up
56:58 - Next Month: Deception Detection
57:45 - Outro
- www.innocentlivesfoundation.org
Find us online:
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- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christopherhadnagy
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Otgaar, H., Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., & Wade, K. A. (2009). Abducted by a UFO: Prevalence information affects young children's false memories for an implausible event. Applied Cognitive Psychology: The Official Journal of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 23(1), 115-125.
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