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Give this source the CRAP Test:

Memory and Reality: the website of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation 

• Currency -
  • How recent is the information?  March '95, organization found March '92
  • How recently has the website been updated? 2007
  • Is it current enough for your topic? Yes
• Reliability -
  • What kind of information is included in the resource?  What are false memory, and what is the recovery memory controversery about, link remembering dangerously about Elizabth L.
  • Is content of the resource primarily opinion?  Is is balanced?  Research, PHD writings. It is balanced 
  • Does the creator provide references or sources for data or quotations? Yes
• Authority -
  • Who is the creator or author? False Memory Syndrome Foundation
  • What are the credentials?
  • Who is the published or sponsor?
  • Are they reputable? 
  • What is the publisher's interest (if any) in this information?
  • Are there advertisements on the website? 
• Purpose/Point of View -
  • Is this fact or opinion? no
  • Is it biased? no
  • Is the creator/author trying to sell you something? no

Now write the annotation based on the CRAP test. 

Write a sentence or two about the resource based on the criteria and the questions above. 

Annotation: The organiztion was founded on March of '92 and has been recently updated in 2007 making it a useful website for our topic. The information explains what are false memory, what recovery memory controversy is about, and also provides a link to remembering dangerously about Elizabeth Loftus. The research is provided by PHD writings and is balanced. The creator provides numerous references and quotations. The creator is the False Syndrome Foundation. The publishers interest is memory. No advertisement is provided on the website. The information is written with facts, and is not biased or trying to sell something.

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