An assailant entered a classroom and attacked the professor during class! Of course, it was staged for a learning experience so the professor said, "What did he look like? I only noticed he was really tall," even though he was actually rather short.When questioned by the police, most students described the assailant as being really tall; this is known as the ________.
A)misinformation effect
B)sleeper effect
C)source amnesia
D)priming outcome

Question

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The misinformation effect occurs when an individual's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information. In this scenario, the professor's incorrect statement about the assailant being tall influenced the students' memory, leading them to remember the assailant as tall, even though he was actually short.

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