When an individual's memory for an event is altered by the later introduction of inaccurate or misleading information,it is referred to as the
A) reconstruction effect.
B) postcontext effect.
C) source-monitoring effect.
D) misinformation effect.

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The described phenomenon is known as the misinformation effect, as it involves the introduction of inaccurate or misleading information that alters an individual's memory of an event. The other options (reconstruction effect, postcontext effect, and source-monitoring effect) do not specifically refer to this type of memory distortion.

When an Individual's Memory for an Event Is Altered by the Later