Forexample, ifinvestigatorsaskwitnesses a leadingquestionabout a crime—suchas, "whatcolorcoatwashewearing?"—theirmemoriesmayadapttoincorporatethesuggestions.
Andwitnesseswhoareshownanimageof a someoneafter a crime, evenifit's oneofaninnocentperson, cansometimespasteitontotheirmemoryoftheactualevent, a processknownasunconscioustransference.
TheLostintheMallexperimenttook a testgroupofsubjectsandtalkedtothemindepthaboutkeychildhoodmemories, whilealsoaddinganinventedone: theexperienceofhavingbeenlostin a shoppingmall.