Research participants who were exposed to very convincing arguments about the desirability of frequent toothbrushing misrecalled how frequently they had brushed their teeth in the preceding two weeks.This best illustrates
A) source amnesia.
B) proactive interference.
C) motivated forgetting.
D) déjà vu.

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This scenario illustrates motivated forgetting, where individuals alter their memories or forget information based on motivations or desires, in this case, to align their past behavior with the convincing arguments about frequent toothbrushing.

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