The power of suggestion can be the cause of a false memory. This happens when an individual claims to remember an event or detail that, in fact, is only a suggestion someone else had made.

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Individuals are vulnerable to the power of suggestion, which can influence them simply based on something they see on the news or a suggestion someone else has made.

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Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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