Memory Distortion in People Reporting Abductions by Aliens (Clancy, McNally, Schacter, & Lenzenweger, 2002) Review by Tom Baker The concept of abductions by aliens is a traumatic event that is unlikely to have occurred. In spite of this fact, individuals over the years and all across the world have experienced this phenomenon. Taken into consideration the likelihood of this scenario taken place, the search for more reasonable down to earth explanations have been sought. False memory creations …showed first 75 words of 712 total…

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