Incorporating inaccurate information into one's memory of an event, after witnessing the event and receiving misleading information about it is called
A) the priming effect.
B) the confirmation bias.
C) the information processing fallacy.
D) the misinformation effect.

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The misinformation effect refers to the incorporation of inaccurate information into one's memory of an event, after witnessing the event and receiving misleading information about it. The other choices refer to different concepts, such as the priming effect (the influence of prior information on later processing) and the confirmation bias (the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs). The information processing fallacy is not a commonly used or recognized term in psychology.

Incorporating Inaccurate Information into One's Memory of an Event, After