An attorney uses misleading questions to distort a court witness' recall of a previously observed crime.This best illustrates
A) anterograde amnesia.
B) the misinformation effect.
C) proactive interference.
D) positive transfer.

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The situation described best illustrates the misinformation effect, which refers to the distortion of memory that may occur when people are exposed to misleading information. In this case, the attorney's misleading questions are likely to lead the witness to incorporate false information and distort their memory of the observed crime.

An Attorney Uses Misleading Questions to Distort a Court Witness