Title

Misleading postevent information and memory for events: Arguments and evidence against memory impairment hypotheses

Summary

This paper challenges the claim that post event misinformation alters memory of an original event, arguing that previous studies used flawed methods to assess this effect. The authors introduce a more suitable procedure and report six experiments showing that misleading information has no impact on memory for the original event. They also review conflicting studies and discuss broader implications for understanding memory.

 

َAuthor

McCloskey, M., & Zaragoza, M.

Year

1985

َThematic Area

Communication Studies

Topic

Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Impact

Place Published

APA 7th End Text Citation

McCloskey, M., & Zaragoza, M. (1985). Misleading postevent information and memory for events: Arguments and evidence against memory impairment hypotheses. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 114(1), 1–16. https://doi-org.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/10.1037/0096-3445.114.1.1