Running head: FALSE MEMORIES 1 False Memories Name Institution False Memories 2 False Memories Elizabeth Loftus experienced a false memory after she was fed with false information that led to her mother’s death. Later in life, she realized that memories are in most cases inaccurate especially when the human brain is open to suggestions. She developed a theory that pursued to explain how human brain maquillage memories to fill in gaps of information that has been forgotten or completely unknown. Loftus theory collaborated with the topic of repressed memories that are pushed away from regular awareness only to resurface later as a regular thought. However, Loftus claimed that repressed memories do not result from actual activities, but on the contrary, it could be yielded by imaginations, dream interpretation, hypnosis and exposure to false information. To support her theory Loftus has conducted a number of researches and experiments that have significantly demonstrated how easily human being memory can be manipulated. In her explanation on how memories can mislead, she quoted a man by the name Steve Titus who was wrongly accused of an offense he did not commit. She says that Steve was later vindicated after involving a media personality who managed to investigate the real culprit. Loftus says that in the United States, 300 people have been wrongly accused and 75% of those people were wrongly accused because of testimonies that had been given out of fault memories. Loft ...
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