Memory

• What is the effect of post-event discussion on memory recall?

  Information given after an event can alter memory recall
• What did Loftus (1975) demonstrate about post-event discussion?

  Participants who heard about a larger group of demonstrators estimated more protesters in a video
• How does the size of the group discussed after an event affect eyewitness estimates?

  A larger group leads to higher estimates of the number of protesters recalled