In real life, as well as in experiments, people can come to believe things that never really happened. — Elizabeth Loftus Copy Share Image
Just because someone thinks they remember something in detail, with confidence and with emotion, does not mean that it actually happened, .. False memories… — Elizabeth Loftus Copy Share Image
We all have memories that are malleable and susceptible to being contaminated or supplemented in some way. — Elizabeth Loftus Copy Share Image
To be cautious, one should not take high confidence as any absolute guarantee of anything. — Elizabeth Loftus Copy Share Image
My work has made me tolerant of memory mistakes by family and friends. You don't have to call them lies. I think we could… — Elizabeth Loftus Copy Share Image
When we remember something, we're taking bits and pieces of experience - sometimes from different times and places - and bringing it all together… — Elizabeth Loftus Copy Share Image
“[M]any people believe that memory works like a recording device. You just record the information, then you call it up and play it back… — Elizabeth Loftus Copy Share Image
If we make people believe that before the age of 16 they got sick drinking vodka, they don't want to drink as much vodka. — Elizabeth Loftus Copy Share Image
In real life, as well as in experiments, people can come to believe things that never really happened. — Elizabeth Loftus Copy Share Image
![“[M]any people believe that memory works like a recording device. You just record the information, then you call it up and play it back when you want to answer questions or identify images. But decades of work in psychology has shown that this just isn't true. Our memories are constructive. They're…” quote by Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/328/elizabeth-loftus-34415_brains_m-any-people-believe-that-memory-works-l_1081039.jpg)
