Lost in the mall: misrepresentations and misunderstandings.

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  • Author(s): Loftus EF
  • Source:
    Ethics & behavior [Ethics Behav] 1999; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 51-60.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9102086 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1050-8422 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10508422 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ethics Behav
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
      Original Publication: Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1991-
    • Subject Terms:
    • Abstract:
      Readers of Ethics and Behavior have been treated to a misrepresentation of my research on planting false memories, to a misstatement of the actual empirical finidngs, and to a distortion of the history of the development of the idea for this line of research. The partisan essay by Crook and Dean which appears in this issue ("'Lost in a Shopping Mall' -- A Breach of Professional Ethics") is disturbing not only because of its errors, exaggerations, and omissions, but because, in some instances, the quality of the argument makes one wonder whether these were innocent mistakes or a deliberate attempt to distort my work. Some of these errors can be explained by simple lack of scientific competence. However, others are sufficiently bizarre that they cast doubt on the process that led to the acceptance of a manuscript written by an individual who has continually made her animosity toward me very publicly known (e.g., Boerner, 1996; Neimark, 1996).
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Indexing Agency: KIE Local ID #: 62934.
      Keywords: Biomedical and Behavioral Research; University of Washington
      Note: KIE BoB Subject Heading: behavioral research Note: KIE BoB Subject Heading: fraud and misconduct Note: KIE BoB Subject Heading: professional ethics Note: 20 refs.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20011020 Date Completed: 20000127 Latest Revision: 20041117
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      10.1207/s15327019eb0901_4
    • Accession Number:
      11657488