Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
Leading questions are questions that subtly suggest a particular answer and can influence an individual's response. They often contain presuppositions or assumptions about certain details, which may lead to memory distortion.
Confirmation bias refers to our tendency to interpret new evidence in ways that confirm our existing beliefs or expectations.
Suggestibility: Suggestibility is the degree to which individuals are prone to accepting and incorporating false information into their memories due to external influences.
Eyewitness testimony involves reporting one's observations about an event they have witnessed. It can be influenced by leading questions, suggestibility, and memory distortion.