Question

Being susceptible to false memories being implanted is related to

a. Dementia

b. Alzheimer's Disease

c. Amnesia

d. Loftus Effect

Answer 1

Our long-term memory is indeed quite susceptible to errors. Even though we may think that we remember the smallest of details in an incident and remember the event as it took place, our long-term memory is prone to some false memories due to misinformation effect. The misinformation effect was introduced by Elizabeth Loftus. For instance, you witnessed a crime. The police officer takes you as one of the witnesses. During interrogation, the officer asks you did the criminal use a gun or a knife to murder the lady, you reply by saying knife. However, in reality the man used a sickle. The perception and memory of the evet changed inorder to fit in the new information you were exposed to.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.