Tag: Memory

Alcohol Blackouts: What Every Attorney Should Know

Alcohol is often a central dynamic in claims of sexual assault. Dr. Simpson has taught this topic for the Air Force JAG school’s “Advanced Sexual Assault Litigation Course”, the State Bar of Arizona, and multiple Air Force legal offices stateside and around the world.

An overview of alcohol blackouts and sexual assault allegations
Fragmentary vs. En Bloc blackouts
Blackout vs. Passed Out
Alcohol’s effect on the nervous system
It not about “how much,” its about “how quickly”
Potentiation with over-the-counter and prescribed medications
How memory works
Can you tell when someone is in blackout?
Strategies for the prosecution
Strategies for the defense
Description of relevant research

CHILD: Suggestibility

Suggestibility in children.

CHILD: Forensic Interviewing

Principles of child forensic interviewing.

VIOLENCE: Red-outs and Memory

Red-outs’ impact on memory formation and retrieval.

PTSD: Memory

PTSD’s impact on memory.

MEMORY: Misattribution

“Remembering” something but forgetting the true source, also called “source monitoring error”.

MEMORY: Trauma

How trauma impacts memory encoding and recall.

MEMORY: Strangling

Strangling’s effects on memory.

CHILD: Delayed Disclosure

Research on delayed disclosure of sexual abuse in children.

MEMORY: Counterfactual Thinking

Counterfactual thinking’s impact on reshaping the recall of events.