To prepare for this week’s discussion, review the following article in addition to this week’s assigned reading.
Otgaar, H., Howe, M. L., Patihis, L., Merckelbach, H., Lynn, S. J., Lilienfeld, S. O., & Loftus, E. F. (2019). The return of the repressed: The persistent and problematic claims of long-forgotten trauma. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 14(6), 1072–1095.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1745691619862306#articleCitationDownloadContainer
Proceed with this week’s discussion by addressing the following about repressed memories:
Which side of the argument of repressed memories did you find to be the most compelling? Drawing on material from the course, choose one side of this debate and discuss why you feel that explanation is most plausible.
