True Versus False Memories - Lost in a shopping mall by Elizabeth Loftus

This blog is very relevant to our last discussion. When Paul Ingram confessed, it was because of the false memories that were created. You named off two reasons of why false memories can be created and there are others as well I think, such as in his case the stress and believing in his daughters and those he trusted more than the memories.

I really enjoyed reading your blog, especially after discussion last week. I find false memories to be very interesting and very scary at the same time, especially in the case of Paul Ingram. It's scary to think how vulnerable our minds and memories are when we put so much faith and emphasis in them.

An interesting topic to deal with. I am surprised that people can make their own memory even if the memories never happen in their lives. I definitely remember that I was lost in a aqua park when I was ten with vivid images. But, I doubted myself after watching this video that it could have not occurred in my life. Alas, which one is the truth? At least, I am not implanted by strong suggestion, so I think mine is real.

Great discussions on the topic of false memories. Paul Ingram's case is definitely the most frightening. After discussing his case in recitation, I believe his false memories were a combination of trust, his religion, and protecting his family. He felt like he had done those malicious acts because he truly believed his daughters were not capable of lying. His religion also caused him to believe in demonic hallucinations that could have led him to believe he was unaware of his actions. Finally, he did not want his own daughters to testify against him therefore he may have been trying to protect them.

I agree, I thought the false memories topic was very interesting. It is hard to believe that our memories are so complex that we can actually believe a story that happened in the past, that did not actually happen. It made me think a lot about the theories of scientists like Freud and how he believed that we would recall things that we subconsciously wanted to happen. I know that there are a lot of things in my past that I remember, but I wonder how many of my memories are false.

Why do you think this is important to understand? You should either post the video itself and cut the picture or at least use the link function to access the outside site.

I think this is interesting for a blog because the Paul Ingram's case we discussed in class is somewhat too frightening and not usually happen in our lives. So I want to find an example about false memory that is very related to our lives, which may happen to many of us. I think being lost in a shopping mall is a good example for false memory. As for the video, I realize I just give the link of it but did not use the link function. I feel sorry about that and I will make a link function the next time if I post a video.