Title

Repeated exposure to suggestion and the creation of false memories

Summary

The study investigates how repeated exposure to misleading suggestions affects eyewitness memory and the formation of false memories. Participants who viewed a burglary video and were asked repeated misleading questions were more likely to confidently claim they remembered the suggested events and believed they had witnessed them. The results indicate that repeated suggestions significantly increase the likelihood of creating false memories, with reliable effects observed even after a week.

 

َAuthor

Zaragoza, M. S., & Mitchell, K. J.

Year

1996

َThematic Area

Communication Studies

Topic

Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Source

Place Published

APA 7th End Text Citation

Zaragoza, M. S., & Mitchell, K. J. (1996). Repeated exposure to suggestion and the creation of false memories. Psychological Science, 7(5), 294-300. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.1996.tb00377