Daniel Simons, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

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Daniel Simons, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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"People tend to place greater faith in the accuracy, completeness and vividness of their memories than they probably should," said University of Illinois psychology professor Daniel Simons, who led the study with his colleague, Christopher Chabris.

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L. Brian Stauffer

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