After Teresa was verbally threatened by someone in a passing car,she was asked whether she recognized the man who was driving the car. Several hours later,Teresa mistakenly recalled that the driver was a male rather than a female. Teresa's experience best illustrates

A) sensory memory.
B) proactive interference.
C) the misinformation effect.
D) the spacing effect.

Misinformation Effect

A phenomenon where a person's memory of an event can be influenced by misleading information introduced after the event, leading to false or distorted recollections.

Proactive Interference

The difficulty in learning new information because of the presence of previous information.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, lasting typically up to several seconds.