?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Reality+of+Repressed+Memories&rft.creator=Loftus%2C+Elizabeth&rft.subject=Applied+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Repression+is+one+of+the+most+haunting+concepts+in+psychology.++Something+shocking+happens%2C+and+the+mind+pushes+the+experience+into+some+inaccessible+corner+of+the+unconscious.++Later%2C+the+memory+may+rise+up+and+emerge+into+consciousness.++Repression+is+one+of+the+major+foundation+stones+on+which+the+structure+of+psychoanalysis+rests.++Recently+there+has+been+a+rise+in+a+particular+type+of+repressed+memory%2C+namely+reported+claims+of+childhood+sex+abuse+that+were+allegedly+repressed+for+many+years.++With+recent+changes+in+legislation%2C+people+with+recently-unearthed+memories+are+suing+alleged+perpetrators+for+events+that+happened+20%2C+30%2C+40+or+more+years+earlier.+Juries+and+judges+are+now+learing+about+repression.++These+new+developments+give+rise+to+a+number+of+questions+1)+How+common+is+it+for+memories+of+child+abuse+to+be+repressed%3F+2)+How+are+juror+and+judges+likely+to+react+to+these+repressed+memory+claims%3F+3)+When+the+memories+surface%2C+what+are+they+like%3F+and+4)+How+authentic+are+the+memories%3F&rft.date=1993&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F600%2F1%2F199802010.html&rft.identifier=++Loftus%2C+Elizabeth++(1993)+The+Reality+of+Repressed+Memories.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F600%2F