Repression Study (Elizabeth Loftus)

Elizabeth Loftus' research on repression explores how people might unintentionally forget traumatic memories. In her studies, she demonstrated that individuals can have strong beliefs about events that never happened, often influenced by suggestions or external information. For example, she showed that misleading questions could alter a person's memory of an event. Her work raises important questions about the reliability of memory, especially in therapeutic settings, and suggests that what we remember is not always a perfect reflection of reality. Loftus' findings emphasize the complexities of memory, particularly how it can be shaped and distorted over time.