Mike was the witness to a car accident in which a driver in an SUV disregarded a yield sign and crashed into sports car.When questioned,the police officer says,"How faster was the driver of the SUV going when he ran that stop sign?" A week later,when asked to recall the accident again,Mike reports the driver of the SUV running a stop sign.This is an example of

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Mike's recall of the accident was affected by misinformation he received from the police officer, which led him to remember the SUV driver as running a stop sign instead of disregarding a yield sign. This phenomenon is known as the misinformation effect, where a person's memory for an event is influenced by incorrect information provided to them after the event.

Mike Was the Witness to a Car Accident in Which