Memory conformity

Memory conformity, also known as social contagion of memory,[1] is the phenomenon where memories or information reported by others influences an individual and is incorporated into the individual's memory. Memory conformity is a memory error due to both social influences and cognitive mechanisms.[2] Social contamination of false memory can be exemplified in prominent situations involving social interactions, such as eyewitness testimony.[3][2][4] Research on memory conformity has revealed that such suggestibility and errors with source monitoring has far reaching consequences, with important legal and social implications. It is one of many social influences on memory.

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  3. ^ Valentine, Tim; Maras, Katie (2011). "The effect of cross-examination on the accuracy of adult eyewitness testimony". Applied Cognitive Psychology. 25 (4): 554–561. doi:10.1002/acp.1768.
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