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  • Title: How misinformation alters memories.
    Author: Wright DB, Loftus EF.
    Journal: J Exp Child Psychol; 1998 Nov; 71(2):155-64. PubMed ID: 9843620.
    Abstract:
    Over the past quarter of a century, hundreds of studies have demonstrated that misleading postevent information affects people's memories. Researchers have used several methods to try to understand this phenomenon and have also put forward different theories to account for the effect. Brainerd and Reyna's (1998, this issue) conjoint misinformation method and their fuzzy-trace theory are welcomed additions on both these fronts. We describe how their contribution fits with the other methods and theories which have been used to understand how misleading postevent information affects people's memory.
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