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Misinformation effect

The misinformation effect occurs when a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information. The misinformation effect has been studied since the mid-1970s. Elizabeth Loftus is one of the most influential researchers in the field. One theory is that original information and the misleading information that was…

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Misinformation effectis aexample of retroactive interference which occurs when information presented later interferes with the ability to retain previously encoded information0.90text
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hypnosis can increase misinformation effectsinstance ofthere is some evidence suggesting that witnesses who talk with each other after watching two different videos of a burglary will claim to remember details shown in the video see…0.80text
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