Glancing out your window,you notice a woman in a blue coat walking with a child in a red coat.Later,you recall seeing a child in a blue coat.You have fallen victim to the phenomenon known as ______.
A)the Stroop effect
B)illusory conjunction
C)automatic processing
D)the bottleneck effect

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Illusory conjunction refers to a phenomenon where features from multiple stimuli are mistakenly combined. In this case, the colors of the coats worn by the woman and the child were incorrectly combined in memory, leading to the false recollection of a child in a blue coat.

Glancing Out Your Window,you Notice a Woman in a Blue