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Summary: The Case Of Ellen Bass

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At first, I was unsure about Loftus and defending criminals who might not have commented any crime according to her. But after reading about the case of Ellen Bass it has stricken me that she has all reason to defend some of the criminals. Memories are repressed and suddenly after decades, months, days or years are retrieved but how can you recall every detail? Surely you can 't unless you have a photogenic memory. She has proven with her work that people 's memories can be tampered with when making suggesting so really therapist can do the same when they are with a client, thus causing an innocent person to appear guilty. However, I am of two minds, I like her suggestions because it is true you cannot recall some details after months

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