After reading a newspaper report suggesting drunken driving might have contributed to a recent auto accident, several people who actually witnessed the accident began to remember the driver involved as traveling at a greater speed than was actually the case. This provides an example of?

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Eddie Mays

21 October, 16:51

After reading a newspaper report suggesting drunken driving might have contributed to a recent auto accident, several people who actually witnessed the accident began to remember the driver involved as traveling at a greater speed than was actually the case. This provides an example of?

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Yair Archer · Answer 1

The misinformation effect.

Explanation:

This occurs when a person starts to remember an event in a different way than it actually happened due to post-event misinformation.

This a great example, as the people were witnesses of this car accident, but even so, their recall of episodic memory was altered by the effect of this newspaper, distorting their perception and altering what they believe happened.