University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Memory. 2022 Jul;30(6):661-668. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2022.2080968.
This special issue honours James Ost's (1973-2019) contributions to our understanding of false and distorted remembering. In our editorial, we introduce some of James' distinctive research themes including the experiences of people who retract "recovered" memories, social (e.g., co-witness and interviewer influence) and personality influences on false remembering, the nature of false remembering itself (e.g., different types of false memories; false memories vs. false beliefs), public understanding of (false) memory, and a historical link to the work of Frederic Bartlett. We illustrate these themes through a number of key publications. The unifying thread behind James' work is his core interest in false/distorted remembering in real-life (typically high-stake) situations, in line with his engagement with the British False Memory Society and his role as an expert witness in court trials. The articles included in this special issue elaborate on the research themes to which James devoted his career and his curiosity.
本特刊旨在纪念詹姆斯·奥斯特（James Ost）（1973-2019 年）在我们对虚假和扭曲记忆的理解方面所做出的贡献。在我们的社论中，我们介绍了詹姆斯的一些独特研究主题，包括那些撤回“恢复”记忆的人的经历、虚假记忆的社会（例如，共同证人的影响和采访者的影响）和个性影响、虚假记忆本身的性质（例如，不同类型的虚假记忆；虚假记忆与虚假信念）、公众对（虚假）记忆的理解，以及与弗雷德里克·巴特莱特（Frederic Bartlett）工作的历史联系。我们通过一些关键出版物来说明这些主题。贯穿詹姆斯工作的一条主线是他对现实生活（通常是高风险）情境中虚假/扭曲记忆的核心兴趣，这与他参与英国虚假记忆协会以及他在法庭审判中担任专家证人的角色是一致的。本特刊中收录的文章详细阐述了詹姆斯毕生致力于研究的主题和他的好奇心。
