misinformation effect

a phenomenon in which a person mistakenly recalls misleading information that an experimenter has provided, instead of accurately recalling the correct information that had been presented earlier. The misinformation effect is studied in the context of eyewitness memory.

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January 3rd 2025

activation–elaboration

a dual-process theory of memory holding that concepts stored in memory vary in their levels both of activation and elaboration.