Mandela Effect Quiz Research & Best Practices 2

Question 1

Who coined the term "Mandela Effect" around 2009?

Accepted Answer

Fiona Broome

Answer

Paranormal consultant Fiona Broome coined it after sharing a false memory of Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s.

Question 2

What is the term for unintentionally filling memory gaps with fabricated details the person believes are true?

Accepted Answer

Confabulation

Answer

Confabulation is the creation of false memories without intent to deceive.

Question 3

In Loftus and Palmer's 1974 car-crash study, what changed participants' speed estimates?

Accepted Answer

The verb in the question, such as "smashed" versus "hit"

Answer

Leading wording in a question altered both speed estimates and later false recall of broken glass.

Question 4

What is the "misinformation effect"?

Accepted Answer

Memory becoming distorted by post-event information

Answer

Exposure to misleading information after an event can alter how the event is remembered.

Question 5

A source monitoring error occurs when a person:

Accepted Answer

Misattributes where a memory came from

Answer

People may confuse a memory from a parody, dream, or rumor with something they actually saw in the original.

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