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Effect of Leading Questions on Memory
The specific wording used in leading questions can alter a person's memory of an event. Loftus and Palmer demonstrated this by showing that participants who heard cars 'smashed' estimated higher speeds than those who heard 'contacted.' Furthermore, the 'smashed' group was more likely to falsely remember seeing broken glass a week later, indicating that implied information can encourage false memories.
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Initiation of Memory Research
Types of Memory
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Analyzing a Memory Failure
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False Recall of Events
Repression of Traumatic Memories
Loftus's Challenge to Repressed Memories
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Effortful Encoding
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