Neisser and Harsch interviewed people about how they learned about the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, and what they were doing at the time. They interviewed people at the time of the explosion, and then three years later. What did they find at the three-year follow-up?

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Neisser and Harsch found that about one-third of the participants had vivid but inaccurate memories of how they learned about the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, indicating that memory can be altered over time and influenced by different factors such as leading questions.

Neisser and Harsch Interviewed People About How They Learned About