Question

In studies conducted by Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues (Loftus, 2003; Loftus, Coan, and Pickrell, 1996), individuals were told about false events that had supposedly occurred when they were children. The results of this study indicated that _________.

Answer 1

Answer:

People can become quite convinced of events that never happened.

Explanation:

In an attempt to educate the law and public about false memory that psychotherapy can indict upon an individual, Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues (Loftus, 2003; Loftus, Coan, and Pickrell, 1996) conducted a research that tried to establish that false memory can be used to convince someone of crimes they haven't committed.

In their research, they successfully convinced some participants that they had been lost for a period of time when they were only five years old. The participants believed that they were actually lost  though it was not true in reality. The research did not just end there, the researchers also conducted other similar experiments related to false memory distortion and the results were quite successful.