Many of the experimental participants who were asked how fast two cars in a filmed traffic accident were going when they smashed into each other subsequently recalled seeing broken glass at the scene of the accident. This experiment best illustrated

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The experiment described is an example of the misinformation effect, which occurs when people's memories of an event are altered by misleading information presented after the event. In this case, participants were asked about the speed of the cars "when they smashed into each other," which implied a more violent collision and led many participants to incorrectly recall seeing broken glass at the scene.

Many of the Experimental Participants Who Were Asked How Fast