Title

Misinformation effects in eyewitness memory: The presence and absence of memory impairment as a function of warning and misinformation accessibility

Summary

This paper examines the impact of misleading postevent information on individuals’ memory recall of witnessed events through five experiments. Utilizing the modified opposition test to assess memory, the study finds that retrieval blocking can occur irrespective of whether misleading information is presented before or after the event. The results also indicate that while individuals can mitigate retrieval-blocking effects when warned about misinformation, this ability is contingent on the misinformation’s accessibility level, leading to discussions around the retrieval-blocking hypothesis and potential suppression mechanisms.

 

َAuthor

Eakin D. K., Schreiber T. A., Sergent-Marshall S.

Year

2003

َThematic Area

Communication Studies

Topic

Misinformation and Correction

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Impact

Place Published

APA 7th End Text Citation

Eakin D. K., Schreiber T. A., Sergent-Marshall S. (2003). Misinformation effects in eyewitness memory: The presence and absence of memory impairment as a function of warning and misinformation accessibility. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 29, 813–825. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.29.5.813