Identifying the Misinformation Effect

Medium Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology Forgetting And Memory Construction

In cognitive psychology, memory can be influenced by several factors, including the passage of time and the way information is encoded and retrieved. One phenomenon that can affect the reliability of a person's recollection of an event is called 'misinformation effect.'

This effect occurs when a person's memory for an event is altered after being exposed to misleading information about that event. Which of the following statements best describes the misinformation effect?

Individuals may confidently recall details of an event, even if those details were never part of the original experience.

Recollection of an event becomes clearer as time passes.

Memory accuracy increases when individuals know they are being tested.

People tend to forget the context surrounding a memory but retain the factual details.

Forgetting occurs as a natural result of interference from newly learned information.

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