False Memory [Blog #8]

When we talked about false memories in class, it got me thinking...how many of my memories never actually happened? I know that sometimes I remember doing things I never did, like filling out a worksheet or loading the dishwasher. But at what point does I thought I did that worksheet turn into I thought I married that man or an elaborate story that never actually happened to me?

 I wondered why memory was so malleable and why we all had these false memories. In the article linked below, I found information about the steps that you go through in order to make a false memory. Some researchers did a really interesting experiment to see if they could create false memories in the people partaking in the experiment. What intrigued me the most was how incredibly easy it was to create a false memory. It makes me wonder if I have more false memories than I thought...

http://www.unisci.com/stories/20012/0613011.htm