Fabian is a prosecutor who just lost a trial. An interview with the jury indicated that the main reason they failed to convict the defendant was because two key witnesses were roommates and reported discussing what they saw with one another. What psychological phenomenon can Fabian attribute the loss to?

a. misinformation effect
b. the corroboration effect
c. the witness confabulation effect
d. the false visual memory effect

a. misinformation effect                                                    

Explanation:

Misinformation effect: In psychology, the term "misinformation effect" is described as a phenomenon in which an individual's recall-related to episodic memories tends to become less accurate or precise due to the "post-event information". However, when he or she receives any new information generally works backwards in "time" in order to distort the memories related to the actual or original event.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the misinformation effect.

i would say b probably