A human services counselor is working with a child to investigate potential sexual abuse.She shows the child a doll and asks her, "Did the man touch you here?" At first, the child answers the series of questions with, "No." As the questioning continues, the child starts answering the questions affirmatively.This could be due to

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The change in the child's responses is most likely due to the misinformation effect - the child's answers were influenced by the way the questions were asked. The counselor's repeated questioning and use of suggestive language may have led the child to change her answers. The cognitive interview effect is a technique used to enhance memory recall, which was not being used in this situation. The change blindness effect refers to the tendency of individuals to fail to notice changes in their environment, and is not relevant to this scenario.

A Human Services Counselor Is Working with a Child to Investigate