During an experiment, the participants are shown a video of a pack of wolves attacking a man. After the video ends, the experimenter refers to the video and discusses the ferocious nature of certain breeds of dogs with the participants. Next, the participants are asked to describe the video shown to them in their own words. It is found that most of the participants use the word "dog" instead of "wolf" when describing the video. In the context of social thinking, this scenario illustrates:
A. the misinformation effect.
B. the self-fulfilling prophecy.
C. the group attribution error.
D. the selection bias.
Answer: A
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