Our memory plays a vital part in navigating our daily lives. However, our memory is fragile, not a perfect record, as we are not always accurate because of miss information, which is everywhere, contaminating and distorting our memory. False memories are a recollection of details or events that did not actually happen or that happened very differently than an individual recall. Our sense of reality is altered with false memories. Dr. Loftus tells the story of Steve Titus an innocent man driving his car which resembled a car the police were looking for in a rape case. Steve was pulled over and questioned due to a similar resemblance of the rapist. Based on his photo the victim said, “That one’s the closest” but at trial she said, “I’m absolutely
