Assertion: eyewitness's memory | /r/HasProperty | accurate
Facets:
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: in such situations
type: TEMPORAL
value: some months later
type: TEMPORAL
value: remarkably
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: There are cases of real-life recall where memory for an anxious / stressful event is accurate, even some months later.
text: Children as especially suggestible and in cases of recovered memories, is hard to determine whether the recovered memory is accurate or imagined.
text: So memory can be remarkably accurate or remarkably inaccurate.
text: Remind them that memories can be accurate or inaccurate; the problem is that we can’t distinguish between the two.
text: Given that fragility, are there criteria we can rely on to determine whether a memory is accurate in the face of so many factors that can make memory unreliable?
text: Everyone has experienced the difference between being unsure if a memory is accurate and being certain they are remembering what actually happened.
text: However, other research (e.g., Foster et al; Christianson and Hubinette) into real-life incidents involving high levels of stress, have shown that in such situations, memory can be detailed, accurate and long-lasting.
text: It relies on heavily on the memory of the eyewitness (person who saw an event) and until Elizabeth Loftus and colleagues started considering the reliability of memory, the court system assumed that the memory of eyewitnesses was highly accurate.