In General Psychology, we just finished talking about memory. There is a good article in the NY Times today demonstrating how eyewitnesses can very easily create false memories of events. Largely this process is enhanced by the strong emotions surrounding traumatic events. We tend to try filling in gaps in memories with our ideas of what “should” have happened, largely as a product of schemas.
Link to the article: Witness Accounts in Midtown Hammer Attack Show the Power of False Memory – The New York Times.