I found something to entertain myself while at work next week.

[wanton_bliss]

"In fact, merely claiming to have seen a person do something can lead that person to make a false confession of wrongdoing. This effect was demonstrated in a study by Saul M. Kassin and his colleagues at Williams College, who investigated the reactions of individuals falsely accused of damaging a computer by pressing the wrong key. The innocent participants initially denied the charge, but when a confederate said that she had seen them perform the action, many participants signed a confession, internalized guilt for the act and went on to confabulate details that were consistent with that belief. These findings show that false incriminating evidence can induce people to accept guilt for a crime they did not commit and even to develop memories to support their guilty feelings."
   - Elizabeth F. Loftus, Creating False Memories