Essays on Influence Page 6

Since the early 1970s, Loftus and her colleagues have been studying the role of post-event suggestion in the creation of false memories, a finding now referred to as the “misinformation effect” (Loftus, 1997, p. 70).  In the first experiment of an early study (Loftus & Palmer, 1974), participants viewed brief scenes (5 to 30 s)…

Fahrenheit 451 is set in a future world where activities like reading books, driving slowly, and walking outside are forbidden. In this society, firemen are responsible for burning books. Guy Montage, the protagonist and a fireman, takes pride in his profession and expects admiration from others. He derives pleasure from witnessing the transformation brought by…

            I am what I am today because of my Hispanic heritage. What I am today is because of the great contributions from where I come from. I am proud to say that through my heritage I am able to value the beauty of life and approach it with a positive outlook rather than mumbling…

What happens if a person uses a substance when they do not really need to? Why would they want to? How does peer pressure become involved with your decision to abuse substances? What would you do if you were peer pressured into taking a substance that you didn’t want to? What are the mental effects…