Elizabeth Loftus showed that subjects who are asked to "remember" things from their childhood, even though they did not really experience these events, _____.

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Loftus's research showed that subjects often created false memories and stories to fill in gaps or details that were suggested to them during the questioning process. They did not necessarily believe they were hallucinating or consider Loftus crazy, and simply saying they did not remember would not account for the creation of false memories.

Elizabeth Loftus Showed That Subjects Who Are Asked to "Remember