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1
Q

Who is loftus?

A

An American psychologist

2
Q

What has she conducted much influential research on?

A

The field of memory reconstruction

3
Q

What was loftus particularly interested in?

A

Effect of leading questions on memory reconstruction

4
Q

What specific part of leading questions did loftus focus on?

A

The language used by police during questioning

5
Q

Why does loftus suggests that eyewitness memories of an event are fallible?

A

Because of its reconstructive nature of memory

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