Description: (Psychologist, Statistician, University teacher)
Elizabeth F. Loftus is a notable American psychologist known for her research on the misinformation effect, false memory, and criticism of recovered memory therapies. Her work includes studies on the influence of phrasing on event perceptions, experiments like the "lost in the mall" scenario, and how false memories can manipulate food preferences. Loftus has also been active in the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, offered expert testimony in various legal proceedings, and written books such as "The Myth of Repressed Memory" and "Witness for the Defense."