Ullrich Ecker (2011) investigates how the emotional impact of the provided material e.g. counterfeit plane crashes, leads to individuals discrediting corrected misinformation (incorrect information deliberately meant to deceive participants). It has been widely shown that the ability to reason and form memories are impacted by emotionality nonetheless, this still remains ambiguous. Whilst new memories are unified with existing memories, old memories are directed in three different ways, they are revised, rejuvenated or discontinued.
Previous research suggests that even after providing evidence, which falsifies the fundamental information, people often reject the new and accept the former. This has been thought to be because ‘people prefer to have an incorrect event-model to having an incomplete event-model’ (Ecker, Lewandowsky, & Tang, in press; H. M. Johnson & Seifert, 1994; van …show more content…
In some cases influence is adversely affected, such as, when there is a substitute explanation. An example would be that until a jury is provided with an alternative suspect, the current suspect would remain guilty despite presenting an alibi (Ecker, Lewandowsky, Apia, 2011, p284).
According to Ecker et al (2007), emotion can fundamentally affect the renewal and registration of memories. A common belief is information that emotionally affects an individual, for instance a traumatic experience, can lead to animated memories which are referred to as ‘flashbulb memories’ (Brown & Kulik, 1977; Christianson & Loftus 1990). In spite of their highly descriptive traits even ‘flashbulb memories’ are susceptible to errors when rebuilding memories (Christianson, 1989; McCloskey, Wible & Cohen, 1988; Neiser & Harsch, 1992; Schmidt, 2004).
Notwithstanding, a certain aspect of information retrieval, referred to as the source-monitoring framework
Previous research suggests that even after providing evidence, which falsifies the fundamental information, people often reject the new and accept the former. This has been thought to be because ‘people prefer to have an incorrect event-model to having an incomplete event-model’ (Ecker, Lewandowsky, & Tang, in press; H. M. Johnson & Seifert, 1994; van …show more content…
In some cases influence is adversely affected, such as, when there is a substitute explanation. An example would be that until a jury is provided with an alternative suspect, the current suspect would remain guilty despite presenting an alibi (Ecker, Lewandowsky, Apia, 2011, p284).
According to Ecker et al (2007), emotion can fundamentally affect the renewal and registration of memories. A common belief is information that emotionally affects an individual, for instance a traumatic experience, can lead to animated memories which are referred to as ‘flashbulb memories’ (Brown & Kulik, 1977; Christianson & Loftus 1990). In spite of their highly descriptive traits even ‘flashbulb memories’ are susceptible to errors when rebuilding memories (Christianson, 1989; McCloskey, Wible & Cohen, 1988; Neiser & Harsch, 1992; Schmidt, 2004).
Notwithstanding, a certain aspect of information retrieval, referred to as the source-monitoring framework