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 had more difficulty remembering what they had actually seen when __________.

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Participants had more difficulty remembering what they had actually seen when the question contents contradicted what they had actually seen. This is known as the misinformation effect, where people's recollection of an event is altered by misleading post-event information.

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