Jermaine sees a car accident and he initially estimates the offending driver to be traveling at 60 kilometres per hour.However,after hearing another witness's report of the cars "bumping" and answering a police officer's questions about the rate of speed when the cars "contacted" he subsequently revises his estimate to 50 kilometres per hour and his memory of the accident changes.This is an example of
A)bias.
B)decay.
C)interference.
D)the misinformation effect.

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The scenario described is an example of the misinformation effect, where an individual's memory of an event is altered by incorrect or misleading information. Jermaine's initial estimate of the offending driver's speed was influenced by his own perceptions, but after hearing information from other sources, his memory and perception of the event were altered. This is a common phenomenon in eyewitness testimony and can have significant implications in legal cases.

Jermaine Sees a Car Accident and He Initially Estimates the Offending