Todd witnessed an automobile accident and heard one of the bystanders casually mention that the driver was probably intoxicated.
Even though the driver had not been drinking, or ever crossed the center line, Tyler tells the police officer that the car was swerving all over the road. Tyler’s faulty recall illustrates…
The misinformation effect is defined as the tendency for post-event information to interfere with the memory of the original event. This means that information received after an incident can lead to distorted and inaccurate memories.
This is why it is not allowed for witnesses of crimes to speak to people before or during a trial. A study was conducted in which a group of 15 teenagers who were fed false information and put under the misinformation effect, were able to confess to crimes that never took place.
