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Research has shown how memory can become contaminated at this stage. In particular,…
A further example is an experiment carried out by Loftus in the mid 1970s concerning eyewitness testimony regarding a road traffic accident. Various peer groups were shown a video sequence of an automobile accident. Afterwards, one group was asked the question, “About how fast were the cars going when they hit each other?” The…
Influence can work in even more subtle ways. The same students who watched the sequence…
