According to the retroactive interference hypothesis, the reason why the misinformation effect happens is because -----.

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MPI obstructs or distorts memories formed during the original experiencing of an event

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the original memory for an event decays over time, leaving room for MPI to infiltrate the memory later

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MPI fills in the gaps in the original memory where it lacked detail

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MPI cues the rememberer that an error in memory is occurring

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