Loftus and others have found that people constantly update and revise their memories of events, adding information to a memory that occurred later even when that information is in error.

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Loftus and others have conducted numerous studies demonstrating that people's memories can be altered and updated over time, even incorporating false information into their recollections. This phenomenon is known as the misinformation effect.

Loftus and Others Have Found That People Constantly Update and Revise