Explain current applications of this psychological concept

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Research in psychology shows that, although memories seem to give a solid idea of who people are, evidence suggests that memories are actually quite complex, subject to change, and often unreliable. Memories can be reconstructed as people age. They can falsely recall childhood events, and through effective suggestion, can even create new false memories. They can be tricked into remembering events that never happened, or change the details of things that really did happen. Malleable memory can have especially dire consequences in legal settings; highlighted areas of interest are children as eyewitnesses, sexual abuse, and misidentification. One of the more influential researchers in this area, Elizabeth Loftus of the University of California at Irvine, has been known to work on numerous high-profile legal cases including that of serial killer Ted Bundy, the McMartin preschool sexual abuse allegations, indicted lawyer Scooter Libby, among many others.

Read Believing What We Remember and watch TED Talk: How Reliable is Your Memory?

1. Discuss how people may be influenced by false information.

2. How can we avoid relying on misinformation when accurate and inaccurate information is mixed together?

3. Discuss any issues that can arise with believing a false memory or an effective suggestion.

4. Explain current applications of this psychological concept.

5. Cite at least one reference on the topic not used in this module.

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