Question

read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.
randy was in an earthquake. afterwards she talked to her neighbors, who explained the earthquake as \destructive\ and \scary.\ when asked by another person if anything had fallen during the earthquake, randy said something did fall when, in fact, nothing had fallen.
her factual error is most likely due to which of the following?
a. reality monitoring
b. schemas
c. misinformation effect
d. source - monitoring error

Explanation:

The misinformation effect occurs when exposure to new, incorrect information (like neighbors' descriptions of the earthquake as destructive and scary) leads to the formation of false memories (Randy saying something fell when it didn't). Reality monitoring is about distinguishing between internal and external sources of information. Schemas are mental frameworks. Source - monitoring error is about misattributing the source of a memory. Here, the new information (neighbors' words) influenced Randy's memory, which is characteristic of the misinformation effect.

Answer:

C. misinformation effect