After reading a newspaper report suggesting that drunken driving might have contributed to a recent auto accident, several people who actually witnessed the accident began to remember the driver involved as traveling more recklessly than was actually the case. this provides an example ofa. proactive interference. b. the serial position effect. c. state-dependent memory. d. the self-reference effect.

the misinformation effect                        

Explanation:

The misinformation effect: In psychology, the misinformation effect is also referred to as a false memory.

The misinformation effect is described as the propensity of an individual's post-event memory or information to hinder or interfere with the memory or information of the original event.

The misinformation effect leads to the impairment in the past-event memory of an individual that arises due to the exposure to misleading or false information.

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