Many of the research participants who were asked how fast two cars in a filmed traffic accident were going when they smashed into each other subsequently recalled seeing broken glass at the scene of the accident.This experiment best illustrated
A) proactive interference.
B) source amnesia.
C) positive transfer.
D) the misinformation effect.

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The experiment described in the question best illustrates the misinformation effect, which is the phenomenon of incorporating misleading or inaccurate information into one's memory of an event. In this case, the participants' recollection of seeing broken glass was influenced by the misleading question that asked how fast the cars were going when they "smashed" into each other, implying a more violent collision than actually occurred in the video.

Many of the Research Participants Who Were Asked How Fast