Nash Robert A, Wade Kimberley A, Garry Maryanne, Loftus Elizabeth F, Ost James
Aston University Birmingham UK.
University of Warwick Coventry UK.
Appl Cogn Psychol. 2017 Jan-Feb;31(1):31-33. doi: 10.1002/acp.3265. Epub 2016 Oct 14.
Brewin and Andrews (2016) propose that just 15% of people, or even fewer, are susceptible to false childhood memories. If this figure were true, then false memories would still be a serious problem. But the figure is higher than 15%. False memories occur even after a few short and low-pressure interviews, and with each successive interview, they become richer, more compelling, and more likely to occur. It is therefore dangerously misleading to claim that the scientific data provide an "upper bound" on susceptibility to memory errors. We also raise concerns about the peer review process.
布鲁因和安德鲁斯（2016年）提出，只有15%的人，甚至更少的人，容易产生虚假的童年记忆。如果这个数字是真的，那么虚假记忆仍然会是一个严重的问题。但这个数字高于15%。即使经过几次简短且压力较小的访谈，虚假记忆也会出现，而且随着每次后续访谈，它们会变得更加丰富、更有说服力，也更有可能出现。因此，声称科学数据提供了记忆错误易感性的“上限”是极具误导性的。我们也对同行评审过程表示担忧。
