To test how easy it is to create a false memory, Elizabeth Loftus designed a series of studies around
A)being sexually abused.
B)being lost at the mall.
C)seeing a bus exploding.
D)seeing satanic ritual abuse.

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Elizabeth Loftus designed studies around the false memory of being lost at the mall. She showed participants a doctored photo of them as a child with a fake background and asked them to recall the experience of being lost at the mall. Many participants were able to vividly describe the experience, even though it never happened. Loftus concluded that memories can be easily distorted or fabricated based on suggestion and leading questions.

To Test How Easy It Is to Create a False