Loftus Case Interview

1. Elizabeth Loftus has said, “[W]hat we think we know, what we believe with all our hearts, is not necessarily the truth.” What is her evidence that misinformation can invade our memories?
The first study covering the susceptibility our brains to misinformation was based on the power of suggestion. Loftus and colleagues obtained information about the subject’s childhood memories. When the subjects were retold these memories, false information had also been suggested to them. A portion of the subjects had been influenced to believe that they had actually lived the experience of the false memories. In this case, it is likely that those who were more susceptible to the false memory likely had the ability to visual the events mentally.
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