misinformation effect

effect where episodic memories become less accurate because of post-event information
Event effect Q1401274
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misinformation effect

Summary

misinformation effect is an effect[1]. It draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (effect category, ranking #10 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • misinformation effect is credited with the discovery of Elizabeth Loftus[3].
  • misinformation effect's instance of is recorded as effect[4].
  • misinformation effect's instance of is recorded as Q63154362[5].
  • misinformation effect's instance of is recorded as Q63154400[6].
  • misinformation effect's has part is recorded as misattribution of memory[7].
  • misinformation effect's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • misinformation effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03kpqh[9].
  • misinformation effect's facet of is recorded as recall[10].
  • misinformation effect's facet of is recorded as episodic memory[11].
  • misinformation effect's facet of is recorded as misinformation[12].
  • misinformation effect's BBC Things ID is recorded as 18a9dd26-b57b-4377-a0fa-1204ae6769cf[13].
  • misinformation effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 35996082[14].
  • misinformation effect's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as agricultural-and-biological-sciences/misinformation-effect[15].
  • misinformation effect's Oxford Reference overview ID is recorded as 20110803095806733[16].

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Works and Contributions

misinformation effect is credited with the discovery of Elizabeth Loftus[3].

Why It Matters

misinformation effect draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (effect category, ranking #10 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . New evidence on the suggestibility of memory: the role of retrieval-induced forgetting in misinformation effects. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . New evidence on the suggestibility of memory: the role of retrieval-induced forgetting in misinformation effects. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Has part(s) misattribution of memory
    Discoverer or inventor Elizabeth Loftus
    Instance of effect, Q63154362, Q63154400
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