Based on Loftus's 1978 study, subjects viewed a slide presentation of an accident, and some of the subjects were asked a question about a blue car when the actual slides contained pictures of a green car. When these same subjects were asked about the color of the car at the accident, they were found to be confused. This is an example of the ____________.
A) instant replay effect
B) constructive processing effect
C) levels-of-processing effect
D) misinformation effect

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Loftus's study demonstrated the misinformation effect, which occurs when misleading information is presented after an event and can alter one's memory of the event. In this case, the question about a blue car led some subjects to remember seeing a blue car rather than the actual green car in the slides.

Based on Loftus's 1978 Study, Subjects Viewed a Slide Presentation