This question is incomplete and incorrect because some of the options are incomplete or written incorrectly; here is the complete/correct question
When memory researcher Elizabeth Loftus was an adolescent, her uncle incorrectly insisted that as a child she had found her own mother's drowned body. Loftus herself falsely recollected finding the body. This best illustrates:
a. Proactive interference.
b. Implicit memory.
c. The self-reference effect.
d. The misinformation effect.
e. Mood-congruent memory.
The correct answer is D. The misinformation effect
Explanation:
The misinformation effect is a psychological phenomenon in which memories loss precision due to new information or details after the event occurred. This implies new information affects the individual's ability to remember what happened. This phenomenon occurs because the new information interferes with the process of remembering information that has been encoded.
The misinformation effect occurs in the case presented because due to Elizabeth's uncle insisting she found her mother's body (information after the event), Elizabeth is now unable to remember accurately what happened, and due to this, her memories lost precision even to the point she believes she found the body.
