Ramona Family Case, The
Experimental psychologist and author Elizabeth Loftus talks about the case of the Ramona family, which was torn apart after daughter Holly went through therapy that led to her remembering alleged abuses which she claims occurred years earlier at the...
Repressed Memories
Experimental psychologist and author Elizabeth Loftus is skeptical about cases in which people claim to recall horrific experiences that they've previously repressed. "I believe in many instances they are a product of suggestion, imagination and som...
False Memories (Part One)
Experimental psychologist and author Elizabeth Loftus talks about the controversy that surrounds the subject of false or repressed memories. "Some insurance companies have refused to insure psychotherapists if they do recovered memory therapy," Dr. ...
False Memories (Part Two)
Experimental psychologist and author Elizabeth Loftus continues her discussion of false or repressed memories. Dr. Loftus explains that, while there are genuine cases of repressed memory, there are also those which she calls the "hey, me, too, cases...
Pros and Cons of Recalling Repressed Memories
Experimental psychologist and author Elizabeth Loftus explains why some people go so far as to develop false memories and convince themselves that they're true. "If they've had (more severe) problems," Dr. Loftus explains, "...they don't have to thi...