Why Is Retroactive Interference Relevant to the Post-Event Misinformation Effect

question 73

Multiple Choice

Why is retroactive interference relevant to the post-event misinformation effect?

• A) Recently learned material may interfere with the older memories.
• B) Information gathered prior to an event may somehow bias the way you perceive the event.
• C) More vivid information will be recalled more accurately than less vivid information.
• D) Eyewitnesses are less confident than they should be.

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