As an adult and a parent of a 4-year-old child, camille has seen many children begin to cry when placed on the lap of the mall santa or easter bunny. when discussing this with her brother, luis, he reminds her of the time when she was 5 years old, that she began crying hysterically, ran from santaâs lap, and was lost for nearly two hours. luis has made all of this up, but camille has a clear and distinct memory of the event he described. this demonstrates the role of in producing false memories.