Amazing anecdote Annette and thanks so much. That series was so far ahead of its time but to learn that the writes were aware of how we can create false memories is quite amazing! BTW, I highly recommend a book about the arduous and courageous battles that Elizabeth Loftus experienced while scientifically invalidating many "recovered memories." The book is titled "Do Justice and Let the Sky Fall: Elizabeth Loftus and Her Contributions to Science, Law and Academic Freedom," by Garry and Hayne.
Joan Joan Warmbold jwarm...@oakton.edu > Thanks for the reminder of the star trek episode. I had forgotten that one > and it > would be a good one for social psych. > > Another favorite of mine is from Star Trek Voyager: Retrospect. It deals > with > repressed memory and recovery of (false) repressed memory. > > Here is the plot from > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrospect_(Star_Trek:_Voyager) > > Seven of Nine is overcome by distress and under hypnosis recalls a > traumatic > repressed memory. In her mind she sees a trader with whom Voyager made a > transaction recently. She remembers him forcefully removing Borg > technology > from her body. Voyager heads back to confront the trader, who denies ever > having assaulted Seven. Evidence mounts against him and his people put out > a > warrant for his arrest. He flees, still proclaiming his innocence. > Captain Janeway and Tuvok continue investigating the alleged assault, and > find > that it is likely the evidence has been misinterpreted and Seven is > reliving a > memory from her time with the Borg, in which parts were applied to and > removed from her routinely. Seven realizes they are correct and she has > experienced a false memory. When the Voyager crew follows the trader to > explain that they know he is innocent, he panics and blows himself up. > Seven > learns a bit more about being human by experiencing remorse, and The > Doctor > also agonizes over the result of his hypnosis of Seven. > > Any others we can add to our teaching toolkits? > > Annette > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > 619-260-4006 > tay...@sandiego.edu > > ---- Original message ---- >>Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:23:09 -0500 (EST) >>From: David Epstein <da...@neverdave.com> >>Subject: RE: [tips] Dr. Seuss >>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> >> >>On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Wuensch, Karl L went: >> >>> I recall that Rod Serling produced some TV shows with similar >>> messages. One involved a race of beings who were white on one side >>> and black on the other -- those white on the one side discriminated >>> against those white on the other side. >> >>That was actually a _Star Trek_ episode: >> >><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield> >> >>--David Epstein >> da...@neverdave.com >> >>--- >>To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >>Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
