Warning Witnesses of the Possibility of Misinformation Helps Protect Their Memory Accuracy (IMAGE)

Tufts University

Warning Witnesses of the Possibility of Misinformation Helps Protect Their Memory Accuracy

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Unwarned participants were more susceptible to misinformation and displayed greater auditory activity with hearing the misinformation. Warned participants were less susceptible to misinformation and displayed greater visual activities associated with witnessing the original crime.

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Jessica M. Karanian.Fairfield University

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