When A Lie Becomes Memory's Truth: Memory Distortion After Exposure to Misinformation

摘要: ing is that after receipt of new infor mation misleading in some way, people make errors when they report what saw. New, postevent information often be comes incorporated into a recollec tion, supplementing or altering it, sometimes dramatic ways. New invades us, like Trojan horse, precisely because we do not detect its influence. Understanding how become tricked by revised data about witnessed event central goal this research. Current research showing memory can skewed assimilate utilizes simple paradigm. Participants first witness complex event, such as simulated violent crime automo bile accident. Subsequently, half the participants receive new, mislead event. The other get any misinfor