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Misinformation and False Memory Essay
In class this week we saw cases where our memory fails when recalling information in the past and
even seeing changes in real time in front of our eyes. Misinformation is when someone gives
information that is incorrect without the intent of giving the incorrect information. This is more
likely to happen in situations where the new information would fit someone's schema of the
situation. In a crime example, we can say that a robber has a knife in his hand and pointed it at
someone, someone in the situation may have seen a gun instead of the knife and give that as a
description. It is the same when someone misreads a word or letter as another in a license plate. It
is not on purpose but it is because our brains use shortcuts to link...show more content...
All of these are viable explanations why people may believe in misinformation that is given.
In class we watched how social pressures could influence how others perceive a shared memory.
The study looked at how friends can influence misinformation that someone receives. In the study,
they had participants watch a video and then take a survey, then a few days later take the survey
again while they were mapping the brain. While mapping their brain, researchers asked a survey
question and also showed answers the other participants selected (verifying the misinformation).
About 70% of the participants sided with the misinformation, then the participants were tested a third
time a few weeks later to see if the new misinformation actually became part of the memory or if it
only affected the participant for a short time. Researchers found that it actually changed the memory
and they remembered the misinformation.
Throughout all of these studies one thing seems to stand out and that is how all of these studies can
have an effect on eyewitness testimony. If a person witnesses a crime or accident and either
misinterprets it or intentionally gives false information and the police use that information to
interview other
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Misinformation And False Memory Essay

  • 1. Misinformation and False Memory Essay In class this week we saw cases where our memory fails when recalling information in the past and even seeing changes in real time in front of our eyes. Misinformation is when someone gives information that is incorrect without the intent of giving the incorrect information. This is more likely to happen in situations where the new information would fit someone's schema of the situation. In a crime example, we can say that a robber has a knife in his hand and pointed it at someone, someone in the situation may have seen a gun instead of the knife and give that as a description. It is the same when someone misreads a word or letter as another in a license plate. It is not on purpose but it is because our brains use shortcuts to link...show more content... All of these are viable explanations why people may believe in misinformation that is given. In class we watched how social pressures could influence how others perceive a shared memory. The study looked at how friends can influence misinformation that someone receives. In the study, they had participants watch a video and then take a survey, then a few days later take the survey again while they were mapping the brain. While mapping their brain, researchers asked a survey question and also showed answers the other participants selected (verifying the misinformation). About 70% of the participants sided with the misinformation, then the participants were tested a third time a few weeks later to see if the new misinformation actually became part of the memory or if it only affected the participant for a short time. Researchers found that it actually changed the memory and they remembered the misinformation. Throughout all of these studies one thing seems to stand out and that is how all of these studies can have an effect on eyewitness testimony. If a person witnesses a crime or accident and either misinterprets it or intentionally gives false information and the police use that information to interview other Get more content on HelpWriting.net