Loftus on trial

One of the dangers of our reconstructive memory unit is that it often leaves students with the impression that memory is easily manipulated and, therefore, cannot be trusted. Although it is true that people have been wrongly convicted because of mistaken identity, it is also believed that traumatic memories are resistant to change. The story of Ronald Cotton is a dramatic counter-example, but then, even in prison, Ronald...

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