Misleading information can often be inadvertently supplied to an eyewitness during the process of an investigator's interview and can result in false recollections. When this happens it is known as _____
A)the misinformation effect.
B)source amnesia.
C)encoding failure.
D)retrieval failure.

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The term used to describe when misleading information is supplied to an eyewitness during an investigator's interview resulting in false recollections is the misinformation effect.

Misleading Information Can Often Be Inadvertently Supplied to an Eyewitness