Jane is surprised to learn that her income for most of her career was quite low, because when she thinks back she remembers making more money than she actually did. Jane's memory distortion is best considered to be an example of:

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The positivity effect refers to the well-documented finding that older adults seem to attend more to positive information than negative information; they remember positive information better as well.

Jane Is Surprised to Learn That Her Income for Most