KnowraFalse memoryLinked fromLinked fromThe 21 pages that link to False memory, each with the reason it gives.All 21Related 13Narrower topic 2Compared with 6Collective memoryCompared with: Collective accounts can also contain distortions, but false memory usually concerns individual recollection.RepressionCompared with: Repression claims concern inaccessible memories, while false-memory research tests how recollections can be constructed or distorted.Episodic memoryCompared with: Episodic memories are reconstructive and can feel vivid despite being inaccurate.Dissociative disorderCompared with: Memory reports can be shaped by suggestion, so clinical care must not equate vividness with accuracy.Ian StevensonCompared with: This provides a psychological alternative to treating a child’s account as a memory of another life.Telescoping effectCompared with: Telescoping can misdate a real event without requiring the event itself to be invented.