Much of the FMS narrative was built upon the work of Elizabeth Loftus, and her famous “Lost in the Mall” study (Loftus & Pickrell, 1995). Yet very few have taken the time to actually read the original paper, realise how tiny the study was (24 subjects) or review its backstory. As Lynn Crook and Ruth Blizard demonstrate in their chapters in this book, that seminal paper, which became a cornerstone of the FMS narrative, is itself highly questionable.
