We accept Mahr & Csibra's (M&C's) causal claim that episodic memory provides humans with the means for evaluating the veracity of reports about non-occurrent events. We reject their evolutionary argument that this is the proper function of episodic memory. We explore three intriguing implications of the causal claim, for cognitive neuropsychology, comparative psychology, and philosophy.

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情景记忆与证人王牌

我们接受 Mahr & Csibra (M&C) 的因果主张，即情景记忆为人类提供了评估非突发事件报告的真实性的手段。我们拒绝他们的进化论观点，即这是情景记忆的正确功能。我们探讨了因果主张的三个有趣的含义，对于认知神经心理学、比较心理学和哲学。