Event Details
January 01, 1995
Description
A research study, detailed in a 1995 paper, where researchers attempted to implant a false memory in participants. The study involved telling subjects one false story (being lost in a shopping mall) alongside three true stories from their childhood.
Participants (4)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| research subjects | person | 0 | View Entity |
| parents of subjects | person | 0 | View Entity |
| older siblings of subjects | person | 0 | View Entity |
| Loftus | person | 198 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing the cross-examination of a witness named Loftus. The questioning centers on a 1995 research paper by Loftus, which involved an experiment to implant a false memory into participants. The experiment presented subjects with three true childhood stories, obtained from their parents or siblings, and one fabricated story about being lost in a shopping mall.
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