Question

Marisol is having a conversation with her friend about a car accident they both witnessed the day before. Her friend talks about the stop sign that the one car missed. Marisol correctly thought that the sign was a yield sign but eventually incorporates her friend's detail about it being a stop sign instead into her own memory of the event. This is explained by the:

Answer 1

Answer:

Misinformation effect.

Explanation:

The misinformation effect can be defined as a phenomenon in which a person tends to recall information post-event which is misleading. In simple terms, it is a phenomenon in which a person tends to recall inaccurate memories post an event.

In the given case, Marisol is facing the misinformation effect post an accident, as he recalls inaccurate information from his memory based on misleading information given by her friend.

Therefore, the misinformation effect is the correct answer.