Misattribution and Suggestibility False or inaccurate memories exist in all of us, whether it’s a small detail like what a person said or something larger like a date, time, or a completely false memory. These memories can be created several ways including misattribution and suggestibility. Changes in a memory can occur long after they occur or are purported to have occurred because memories are not fixed and can be altered or reinterpreted each time we recall them. Misattribution is a common thing in memories, a result of our brain trying to fill in the missing information, or using general characteristics that do not always paint an accurate picture. Common examples of this are remembering a person or piece of information, but incorrectly remembering where you met them or learned that fact. Source memory is the part of memory where we can recall the surroundings of that memory origin. Misattribution can occur in traumatic memories with inaccurate results and cause serious consequences for innocent people. Or on the other hand allow someone who is guilty to escape justice because a whiteness is “sure” of a false memories accuracy. On a more day-to-day basis it can lead to thinking you’ve already communicated information to someone, or thinking you left the garage door open. Susceptibility refers to the minds ability in some cases to create false memories based on outside input, usually false information or suggestive questions that lead the respondent toward a false piece of a memory. An example of this would be referring to a small fictional detail in a person’s factual memory. Such as did you see the blimp at last night’s football game? Studies on suggestibility have shown an alarmingly high rate of people will assimilate these false pieces of information into their real memory or create entirely false memories surrounding the information. This is even