In a study, researchers asked one group of participants to watch a video about two friends in an unpleasant argument. They asked another group of participants to watch the same video, but told participants that it was a video of two friends enjoying a lively discussion. Afterwards, the researchers notice that participants who were told the discussion was an argument were more likely to falsely report that the people in the video were yelling, frowning, and getting angry. This is an example of

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Jan Soto

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25 August, 13:28

In a study, researchers asked one group of participants to watch a video about two friends in an unpleasant argument. They asked another group of participants to watch the same video, but told participants that it was a video of two friends enjoying a lively discussion. Afterwards, the researchers notice that participants who were told the discussion was an argument were more likely to falsely report that the people in the video were yelling, frowning, and getting angry. This is an example of

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Answer: Misinformation Effect

The Misinformation Effect occurs when the tendency of a post-event information can interfere with the memory of the original event. The introduction of even a relatively information following an event have a dramatic effect on how people could remember that event. The misinformation effect can lead to inaccurate memories and, in some cases, even shown false memories.