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tion of forgetting to recol- lection error, as well as about the role that lack of confidence in one's memory plays in resisting false suggestions (Loftus, 1996; Rubin & Wenzel, 1996; Wickens, 1998; Wixted, 2004). There are legitimate con- cerns that delay can lead to increased guessing, schema- driven

ildhood genital contact is paramount, with concerns about inac- curacies amplified when the adults have trauma histories (Conway, 2013; Howe, 2013; Loftus, 1996; Otgaar, Muds, Howe, & Merchkelback, 2017). Society is grappling with how to respond to such cases (D. A. Connolly, Chong, Coburn, & Lutgens

ncounters, including as intensified in vulner- able individuals by debated clinical techniques (Bot- toms, Shaver, & Goodman, 1996; Lilienfeld, 2015; Loftus, 1996). Yet clinical and memory theories should also address the matter of enduring memories for genital touch actually experienced in childhood.

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sms supercede normal memory processes. Some researchers argue that traumatic and benign events are subject to identical cognitive operations (e.g., Loftus, Garry, & Feldman. 1994; Shobe & Kihlstrom• 1997). According to this view, traumatic experiences, like nontraumatic ones, can be forgotten over ti

arly 1970s because of alleged CSA. When questioned 17 years later about a variety of personal topics, in- Address correspondence to Gail S. Goodman. Department of Psychology. University of California. One Shields Ave.. Davis• CA 95616. VOL. la. NO. 2. MARCH 2003 eluding CSA. 38% of the women failed to disclose the docu

en though many studies have sought to document and give theoretical explana- tions for the fallibility of witness memory (see Goodman & Hahn, 1987; Loftus, 1979; Yarmcy, 1979, for reviews), only re- cently has research been conducted on police interview tech- niques to increase the completeness of a wit

er, R. P.. & Martin, D. W. (1970). Divided attention: a vehicle for monitoring memory pro- cesses. Journal of Expenmental Psychology 83. 164-17 I . Loftus, E. F. (1979). Eyewitness testimony Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Malpass, R. S.. & Devine, P G. (1980). Realism and eyewitness identi-

for his helpful comments on an earlier draft of this article. Correspondence concerning this snide should be addressed to either Ronald P. Faber, Department of Psychology. Florida International Uni- versitg North Miami, Florida 33181, or R. Edward Geiselman, Depart- ment of INsystsulugy, University of California, Los A