Planting false memories
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DENVER (AP) - While some recovered memories turn out to be true, Loftus says her experiments repeatedly show that memories are fragile possessions that are easily manipulated. But she does not condemn her subjects for being gullible.
Of adopting false memories, she said: “This behaviour is entirely normal.”
Richard Evans Lee • February 26, 2003 • Reader, what do you think?
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