Question

In a study, researchers asked one group of participants to watch a video about two friends in an unpleasant argument. They asked another group of participants to watch the same video, but told participants that it was a video of two friends enjoying a lively discussion. Afterwards, the researchers notice that participants who were told the discussion was an argument were more likely to falsely report that the people in the video were yelling, frowning, and getting angry. This is an example of ________.

Answer 1

Answer:The misinformation effect

Explanation:The misinformation effect refers to when a new post event Information is introduced to us and then tends to interfere with our ability to effectively recall the memory of the original event. No matter how small an information is but when you hear a new information you may find it interfering with what you actual remember about what happened when you actual encountered a particular situation. The misinformation effect may lead to incorrect memories and false statements

It shows that our memories can be manipulated easily which increases a concern in realiability of our memories.

"Afterwards, the researchers notice that participants who were told the discussion was an argument were more likely to falsely report that the people in the video were yelling, frowning, and getting angry. " This is the evidence of the misinformation effect.