Elizabeth Loftus’s extensive research on eyewitness testimony demonstrated the vulnerability of memory to distortion, known as the:
AMisinformation Effect
BForgetting Curve
CSerial Position Effect
DZeigarnik Effect
Explanation
Loftus showed that exposing witnesses to misleading post-event information alters and distorts their recollection of events.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Cognitive Psychology
- Subtopic: Eyewitness Memory
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