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Memory is involved in all aspects of our lives and can be thought of as, retain information. We have vast amounts of knowledge stored in our memory system, which we are able to access quickly and effortlessly, thus implying that stored knowledge must be highly organised to allow us to retrieve the appropriate information for a given situation. This organisation will be determined by the way that information is encoded into memory, and the way knowledge is organised will determine the type of process required to access that information on a future occasion. Loftus and palmer research into memory has extensively helped out understanding of eyewitness testimony. Loftus and Palmer investigated the accuracy of speed estimates and the perceived consequences of a car crash after subjects had been asked leading questions. They found that when the verb 'smashed' was used to describe the accident mean estimated speed was 40.8...

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