Zniekształcenia pamięci świadka naocznego : mechanizmy pamięciowe i niepamięciowe

The main aim of the research presented in this article was to verify how many subjects among those who succumbed to misinformation were aware of the discrepancies between the original event and the misinformation. The presence o f such subjects supports the hypothesis that the mechanisms of the misinformation effect may be non-memorial in their nature. This hypothesis was confirmed as about 20% to 68% of subjects succumbing to misinformation were aware of the discrepancies. We also found that misinformation in the form of planting new details was more efficient than misinformation in the form o f changing existing memories. The results are discussed from the perspective o f applied forensic psychology