Editing Visual memory (section)

== Accuracy ==
Visual memory is not always accurate and can be misled by outside conditions. This can be seen in studies carried out by [[Elizabeth Loftus]] and Gary Wells. In one study by Wells, individuals were exposed to misleading information after witnessing an event; they were then tested on their ability to remember details from this event. Their findings included: when given misinformation that contradicts the witnessed event they were less able to recall those details; and whether misinformation was given before or after the witnessed event did not seem to matter.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Bradfield | first1 = A. L. | last2 = Wells | first2 = G. L. | year = 1998 | title = Good, You Identified the Suspect": Feedback to Eyewitness Distorts Their Reports of the Witnessing Experience | journal = Journal of Applied Psychology | volume = 83 | issue = 3| pages = 360–372 | doi=10.1037/0021-9010.83.3.360 }}</ref> Furthermore, visual memory can be subjected to various [[memory errors]] which will affect accuracy.