Opener: What is the misinformation effect?
Human memory is not as good as people like to think. There are times when you are 100% confident in your memory of something and the reality is, your memory is wrong.When we witness an event and then get some incorrect information about that event, we incorporate that incorrect information (misinformation) into our memory of the event
When are people susceptible misinformation? Whenever they are trying to recall events. The most common is eyewitness testimonies.
Who is susceptible to misinformation? Anyone is very much susceptible.
What happens to the original memory?
It is repressed.
Do people genuinely believe the misinformation?
In a lot of cases, yes because it sounds right to them.
Reliability of Eye Witness Testimony
Opener: What is the misinformation effect?
Human memory is not as good as people like to think. There are times when you are 100% confident in your memory of something and the reality is, your memory is wrong.When we witness an event and then get some incorrect information about that event, we incorporate that incorrect information (misinformation) into our memory of the event
- What happens to the original memory?
It is repressed.- Do people genuinely believe the misinformation?
In a lot of cases, yes because it sounds right to them.