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Scientists have been able
to exploit this flexibility to plant false childhood memories
of being left at a shopping mall, taking a hot air balloon ride, even having tea with Prince Charles. In one study, young adults
were asked to try to remember a crime they had supposedly committed
in their teens, even though these crimes
were completely fake, made up by researchers. After a couple of interviews
full of leading questions, 70% of the subjects accepted
that they had committed those crimes and many came up with
rich, detailed memories that were completely false. One of the places where this plays out that is unfortunate is things like,
um, eyewitness identifications
to exploit this flexibility to plant false childhood memories
of being left at a shopping mall, taking a hot air balloon ride, even having tea with Prince Charles. In one study, young adults
were asked to try to remember a crime they had supposedly committed
in their teens, even though these crimes
were completely fake, made up by researchers. After a couple of interviews
full of leading questions, 70% of the subjects accepted
that they had committed those crimes and many came up with
rich, detailed memories that were completely false. One of the places where this plays out that is unfortunate is things like,
um, eyewitness identifications
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Scientists have been able
to exploit this flexibility
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to plant false childhood memories
of being left at a shopping mall,
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taking a hot air balloon ride,
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even having tea with Prince Charles.
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In one study, young adults
were asked to try to remember
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a crime they had supposedly committed
in their teens,
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even though these crimes
were completely fake,
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made up by researchers.
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After a couple of interviews
full of leading questions,
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70% of the subjects accepted
that they had committed those crimes
00:00:29.111 --> 00:00:31.781
and many came up with
rich, detailed memories
00:00:31.864 --> 00:00:33.624
that were completely false.
00:00:34.116 --> 00:00:35.743
One of the places where this plays out
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that is unfortunate is things like,
um, eyewitness identifications.
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