Observation is an act which helps us to have knowledge of the environment. Suggestion is one of the most important basic concepts in the field of social relations.
"Suggestibility" is the readiness with which an individual accepts an idea.
English and English (1958) define suggestion as "The process by which one person, without argument, command or coercion directly induces another to act in a given way or to accept a given belief, opinion or plan of action".
Studies indicate that in experiments like the following one, that observation is influenced by suggestion. The accuracy of report is greater for non-suggestive questions and least for the suggestive. Suggestive questions reduce the accuracy of reports as they mislead the subject to accept what is not there in the picture. The other factors which influence suggestibility are age, intelligence, past experience, mental set, etc.
