ABSTRACT
False.memories can.reveal.much.about.the.structure.and.function.of.memory.(Brainerd.&.Reyna,. 2005;.Schacter,.2001),.especially.how.we.organize.details.from.past.and.present.sources.to.form. a. coherent. autobiography. (Conway. &. Pleydell-Pearce,. 2000).. False. memories,. or. memories. for. experiences.that.never.occurred,.abound.in.our.autobiographies..Although.the.past.several.decades. have.seen.a.great.deal.of.research.on.false.memories,.relatively.little.is.known.about.the.underlying. mechanisms.that.cause.them..In.this.chapter,.we.first.review.recent.findings.on.false.memories..We. then.propose.several.ideas.about.potential.mechanisms.associated.with.false.memories.and.present. new.experimental.data.that.bear.on.those.mechanisms.
