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Crucially, people still retain the "memory" even though they no longer believe the events happened (Mazzoni et_al, 2010; Scoboria et_al, 2015). Of course, this continued belief is hardly surprising in light of work showing false memories typically feature plausible arrangements of people, places, and objects (Hyman and amp; Kleinkneckt, 1999; Mazzoni et_al, 2001). The literature suggests that autobiographical memories serve at least three broad helpful functions (Bluck et_al, 2005; Pillemer, 1992). From an evolutionary perspective, it would not be particularly adaptive for people to rely on memories they know are wrong (Nairne et_al, 2008 . . .
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