When a witness is interviewed by a person from the press and the interviewer provides additional information,what will happen with the witnesses recall?
A)They will ignore what the reporter said.
B)They will remember what the reporter said but it will not have an impact on their recall.
C)The information will be incorporated into the witnesses recall.
D)The information will be recalled and it will have the opposite effect on what the witness reports.

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When a witness is provided with additional information by an interviewer, it can become incorporated into their memory, potentially altering their recall of the event. This is known as the misinformation effect.

When a Witness Is Interviewed by a Person from the Press