Loftus and Pickrell (1995) asked people to read and think about events which had happened to them in childhood and also instructed to write a description of one event which was actually fictitious. About one third of the participants described the fictitious events as having really happened to them. This is called:-
(A) Eyewitness memory
(B) False memory
(C) Flash bulb memory
(D) Autobiographical memory
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Correct answer: B. (B) only
Explanation
Loftus & Pickrell's 'lost in the mall' study showed that suggestion can implant false memories.
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