Recall that Loftus and her colleagues (1978) showed participants a series of slides that depicted an automobile accident. Some participants saw a yield sign in the photos and other participants saw a stop sign. Later, participants were asked questions that contained information that either did or did not match what they had actually seen (i.e., a stop sign versus a yield sign). Results demonstrated that participants were least accurate in remembering what they had actually seen when

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Participants were least accurate in remembering what they had actually seen when the question contents contradicted what they had actually seen. This demonstrates the phenomenon of misinformation effect, where false information presented after an event can interfere with accurate memory of the original event.

Recall That Loftus and Her Colleagues (1978) Showed Participants a Series