Unveiling the Secrets of Memory Distortion

Memory alteration and diminished accuracy when recalling events.

People recalled a car accident as being more severe when told the cars 'collided' instead of 'hit'.

Because we reconstruct reality without realizing it and can't remember what we can't remember.

<p>The mind's failures of accuracy that are constantly covered in psychology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That the images of the canyon would slip from memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accidental alteration or diminished accuracy of the memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By mere suggestions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People's memory of a car accident becomes more severe when the word 'collided' is used instead of 'hit'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because our edited memories are sealed and we are unaware of the changes made.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That the images of the canyon would slip from their memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers