Daniel Schacter

Daniel Schacter is a prominent psychologist known for his work on memory. He proposed that memory can be understood through five main "sins" or errors: transience (losing memories over time), absent-mindedness (forgetting due to distraction), blocking (temporary inability to retrieve a memory), misattribution (mistakenly recalling the source of a memory), and suggestibility (being influenced by misinformation). Schacter's research helps us understand how memory works, including its limitations and the reasons we sometimes forget or misremember events. His insights are valuable for fields like psychology, education, and even legal testimony.