CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -False memories can arise from misattribution, suggestion, or bias, and are a normal part of everyday memory. Examining these memory distortions can help us better understand normal memory and its reconstructive nature. False memories, although inaccurate, are often just as compelling as true memories.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eyewitnesses are susceptible to recollecting that they experienced an event in a way that is consistent with false information provided to them after the event. The effect is commonly called the misinformation effect.

Detailed explanation-3: -Psychologists and cognitive scientists have been studying for many years what’s called the “misinformation effect” – the way false or misleading information can distort their understanding even after they’ve received correct information. This can actually create false memories in people.

Detailed explanation-4: -An example of misinformation effect could be as simple as an eyewitness being asked: “Did you see the broken light” rather than “Did you see a broken light". The first assumes there was a broken light and that influences the possibility of misinformation effect and the response from the eyewitness.