Malleability of Memory - A Conversation with Elizabeth Loftus

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Elizabeth Loftus, renowned expert on human memory and Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science; Criminology, Law, and Society; Cognitive Science and Law at UC Irvine. This extensive conversation covers her ground-breaking work on the misinformation effect, false memories and her battles with &quote;repressed memory&quote; advocates, how getting expert memory testimony introduced in legal proceedings and the effect of DNA evidence on convincing judges of the problematic nature of eyewitness testimony. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Benefit of the Doubt, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:I. Memory, Eventually - From mathematics to yellow birdsII. Legal Attraction - A critical lunch leads to the misinformation effectIII. Inside the Courtroom - Real witnesses, real cases, real effectsIV. The Landscape Shifts - DNA evidence and the winds of changeV. Inception - Implanting childhood mall traumaVI. Confirmation - Extensive reproducibilityVII. The Temperature Mounts - Jane Doe and the podium defenseVIII. Sociological Speculations - How did we get there?IX. Science and Pseudoscience - In search of hard evidenceX. Structural Reform - Learning from New JerseyXI. Scanning Memories - Lies, deliberate lies, and statisticsXII. Increasing Awareness - From Sesame Street to SwedenAbout Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.