Posted by Danny L. Newton on February 27, 1999 at 12:41:35:
In Reply to: Re: Elizabeth Loftus' Fraudulent Shopping Mall Study - EXPOSED posted by K on February 26, 1999 at 17:00:39:
Do experimental results vary according to the amount of paper one has hanging on the wall? What results would you expect if Ceci did the study. I think he has the paper that Loftus is missing. Maybe you would be happier with Bob Perez doing a similar study?
Psychology is a very interesting "science" to me because it seems to very sensitive to the practitioner. For instance, when breaking concrete cylinders in a testing lab, it really makes no difference in the results as long as the operators follow the same proceedures. The cylinders and the guages seem unconcerned about who applies the test and nobody looses their lives in a horrible construction failure as long as everyone seeks the truth and reports it accuratly.
Danny L. Newton
: Why has this woman been allowed to get away with this for _so_ long!
: She is solely responsible for not correcting the media's portrayal of
: the results of this "study." The FMSF ran with it and tried to use
: it as a means of "proving" memories can be implanted by therapists -
: because a group of parents lied to their kids about being lost in
: a mall. I hope the exposure of Ceci and Bruck come next.
: _________
:
: : ...just published in "Ethics & Behavior", 9 (1), 39-50 and 61-68, 1999
: : "Lost in a shopping mall"- a breach of professional ethics. by Crook & Dean.
: : Loftus responds.
: : The "lost in a shopping mall" study has been cited to support claims that
: : psychotherapists can implant memories of false autobiographical information
: : of childhood trauma in their patients. The mall study originated in 1991 as
: : 5 pilot experiments involving 3 children and 2 adult participants. The
: : University of Washington Human Subjects Committee granted approval for the
: : mall study on August 10, 1992. The preliminary results with the 5 pilot
: : subjects were announced 4 days later. An analysis of the mall study shows
: : that beyond the external misrepresentations, internal scientific
: : methodological errors cast doubt on the validity of the claims that have
: : been attributed to the mall study within scholarly and legal arenas. The
: : minimal involvement-- or, in some cases, negative impact -- of collegial
: : consultation, academic supervision, and peer review throughout the
: : evolution of the mall study are reviewed.