Question

Todd witnessed an automobile accident and heard one of the bystanders casually mention that the driver was probably intoxicated. Even though the driver had not been drinking, or ever crossed the center line, Tyler tells the police officer that the car was swerving all over the road. Tyler’s faulty recall illustrates…

a) proactive interferenceb) retroactive interferencec) the misinformation effectd) context cues

Answer 1

c) the misinformation effect

Step-by-step explanation:

Misinformation effect: In psychology, the term misinformation effect refers to the propensity of an individual's post-event information to hinder the original event's memory. It can often lean a person to develop inaccurate memories as well as false memories. In the misinformation effect, an individual's episodic memory is being affected while recalling post-event information.

The misinformation effect causes an individual to develop misleading information.

In the question above, Tyler’s faulty recall illustrates the misinformation effect.