In their 1978 study,Loftus and colleagues had participants view a slide presentation of an accident.Later,some of the participants were asked a question about a yield sign when the actual slides contained pictures of a stop sign.When these same participants were later asked about what kind of sign was at the accident,they were very likely to be confused in this situation.This is an example of the _____________ effect.
A)instant replay
B)constructive processing
C)levels-of-processing
D)misinformation

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This is an example of the misinformation effect, where new and misleading information can cause a person to have a false memory of an event. In this case, the question about the yield sign caused participants to remember seeing a yield sign instead of the actual stop sign that was in the slide presentation.

In Their 1978 Study,Loftus and Colleagues Had Participants View a Slide