The Formation Of False Memories By Elizabeth Loftus And Jacqueline Pickrell

Studies on the formation of false memories have shown that through retroactive interference, you can alter an individual’s memory by giving them false information. Retroactive interference happens when there is an occurrence after an experience that affects the way you remember that experience. Consequently, this means that if an individual is given false information about a memory, it may mislead them to believe that they have experienced a certain event or occasion when in fact, they have not. In the article, “The Formation of False Memories,” authors Elizabeth Loftus and Jacqueline Pickrell attempt to give an overview of the many experiments and research studies on this issue with memory recall, as well as their outcome. These experiments