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9/11 memories show 40% inaccuracy after 25 years, study finds

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Research conducted over 25 years following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks reveals that individuals often misremember details about how they learned of the event. While people are highly confident in their recollections, studies show that approximately 40% of these "flashbulb memories" can be inaccurate, with errors stabilizing over time. This phenomenon is attributed to the emotional nature of the event and the social reinforcement that occurs when sharing memories, leading to a disconnect between confidence and objective accuracy. AI

RANK_REASON Article discusses psychological research on memory accuracy over time, using a historical event as a case study.

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9/11 memories show 40% inaccuracy after 25 years, study finds

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Elizabeth A. Phelps, William Hirst, The Conversation ·

    We followed people’s memories of 9/11 over the past 25 years — they started hallucinating things by 2002 and never stopped

    These erroneous memories became stable over time. What most people reported after one year — even if it was wrong — remained when we assessed it later.

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