[41] On the modern-day internet, anyone can plant a false memory. So much so that we can even create false memories. The FMSF was created by parents who claimed to be falsely accused of child sexual abuse. Hyman IE, Billings FJ (1998) Individual differences and the creation of false childhood memories. Wilkinson C, Hyman IE (1998) Individual differences related to two types of memory errors: Word lists may not generalize to autobiographical memory. Pynoos and Nader (1989) studied children's recollections of a sniper attack at an elementary school playground. The term False Memory Syndrome was created in 1992 by the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF).It has been called "a pseudoscientific syndrome that was developed to defend against claims of child abuse."

In a series of interviews we asked the students to recall the parent‐reported events …

In rare cases, however, a false memory can bother a person.

Often these false memories are triggered by a fragment of an early experience, such as a stroller, family relationships or feeling sad, the researchers explained.

People can falsely recall childhood events, and through effective suggestions, they can even create new false memories. A third study reported successful creation of false childhood or teenager memories of having committed a crime that resulted in contact with the police. False memory is often considered for trauma victims including those of childhood sexual abuse. Of importance, these false memory methods have been invented to mimic real-life circumstances – including, for example, suggestive police interviewing tactics. A person may come to believe the traumatic details of a false memory and it can then affect them in their ability to function as normal in everyday life.
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Insight into these mechanisms could help us find new ways to understand certain pathological disorders.

Key words: False memory, DRM paradigm, source monitoring, fuzzy trace theory, repression . The influence of practitioners' beliefs and practices in the eliciting of false "memories" and of false complaints has come under particular criticism. False memories are a normal occurrence and they will generally have little impact on our lives.

People can hold completely false memories for something far more traumatic than awakening at night, voting in a particular election, or a simulation involving a man and a girl.

False memory syndrome differs from false memory in that the syndrome is heavily influential in the orientation of a person's life, while false memory can occur without this significant effect. Although we agree that the original account of false memory creation remains valid, we think that there are other explanations for many instances of false memories of abuse occurring today. In rare cases, however, a false memory can bother a person. Memory 6: 1–20.