Key Study: Leading questions and the misinformation effect - the car crash study (Loftus and Palmer, 1974)

 Memory is a reconstructive process, which means memories are actively and consciously rebuilt when we are trying to remember certain things. Elizabeth Loftus, her colleagues and others studying this cognitive phenomenon have shown that during the reconstruction phase our memories can be distorted if we are given false information about the event – this is called the misinformation effect. Background Information Read More

Solved In a classic study, Loftus and Palmer (1974)

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How to explain Loftus and Palmer (1974) PROPERLY!

How to explain Loftus and Palmer (1974) PROPERLY!

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Loftus and Palmer 1974