Book · 1996 · Social Science
Making Monsters
False Memories, Psychotherapy, and Sexual Hysteria
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So I want to shout out a fantastic New York Times piece by a guy named Ethan Waters who is the co-author of a book called making monsters which came out in 1994 it is about this phenomen on the recovered memory movement.
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Making Monsters by Richard Ofshe and Ethan Watters is a non-fiction book published in 1994 that investigates the controversial recovered memory movement and the psychological phenomenon surrounding it. During an episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know titled Hypnosis: Fact and Fiction, which aired on November 29, 2023, co-host Ben Bowlin referenced the publication while discussing the broader history and impact of memory recovery practices. Bowlin mentioned the book to shout out a related New York Times piece authored by Ethan Watters, drawing direct attention to the extensive investigations conducted by the co-authors into how false memories were frequently constructed and popularized during that era. By bringing up Making Monsters, Bowlin provided listeners with a deeper historical and investigative context regarding the psychological fads and therapeutic missteps that influenced legal systems and public consciousness in the late twentieth century, underscoring the enduring relevance of the book's critical examination of human memory and suggestibility.
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Ben Bowlin so I want to shout out a fantastic New York Times piece by a guy named Ethan Waters who is the co-author of… 1
“so I want to shout out a fantastic New York Times piece by a guy named Ethan Waters who is the co-author of a book called making monsters which came out in 1994 it is about this phenomen on the recovered memory movement”
