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When Yancy was sitting in the park one day he witnessed a robbery. When the police officer arrived, she asked, "Please describe the young criminal." Yancy responded by recalling erroneously that the criminal was a teenager even though she wasn’t certain of the age of the criminal. Yancy's experience best illustratesa. proactive interference.

b. repression.
c. retroactive interference.
d. the misinformation effect.

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Answer:

d. the misinformation effect

Step-by-step explanation:

"The misinformation effect happens when a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information."

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