Again all the photos were real except one which was digitally altered. People see photographs as more compelling evidence that something actually happened making it very useful in studying the false memory phenomena. One limitation when using this procedure is ecological validity and generalizability. Photoshopped pictures aren’t a likely occurrence in everyday life, but people often go through old photo albums. Psychologist recommend adults to review family photo albums when they believe that they have been abused (Dolan,1991; Poole, Lindsay, Memon, & Bull, 1995). The current study is using similar procedures discussed above such as a narratives and photos to produce their own
Again all the photos were real except one which was digitally altered. People see photographs as more compelling evidence that something actually happened making it very useful in studying the false memory phenomena. One limitation when using this procedure is ecological validity and generalizability. Photoshopped pictures aren’t a likely occurrence in everyday life, but people often go through old photo albums. Psychologist recommend adults to review family photo albums when they believe that they have been abused (Dolan,1991; Poole, Lindsay, Memon, & Bull, 1995). The current study is using similar procedures discussed above such as a narratives and photos to produce their own