0416 | Unravel
True Crime Bullsh**: The Israel Keyes Investigation
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Memory Distortion - The Misinformation Effect
When people come forward, it's important to look for corroboration and understand how memory work. The misinformation effect refers to a distortion in an original memory after being exposed to misleading information related to that memory. After the september eleventh terrorist attacks on new york city, citizens were ask to remember when they first heard about the attacks. They were asked to recall this episode approximately one to two weeks after nine 11. One year later, and three years later, memories of the details had changed in 37 % of the people after one year, and forty 3% after three years.
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