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Critical Reading Journal – Chapter 8 of Opening Skinner's Box
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In Chapter 8 “ Lost in the Mall “ in Opening Skinner’s Box Lauren Slater talks about an experiment conducted by Elizabeth Loftus a psychologist who designed an experiment to prove that ones memory can be manipulated. After Loftus is involved in a trial, which was lost, she decided to focus on what makes a person remember event and how it can be changed by contamination. Loftus comes up with “ Lost in the Mall” to prove that the mind can create totally false memories. What surprised Loftus was the narrative detail that accompanied some of the false memories. Twenty five percent of the subjects seem to remember false memories and seventy
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