A study by Principe, Kanaya, Ceci and Singh (2006) examined the effect of rumors on false memories in preschoolers. After hearing a rumor about how a rabbit had escaped from a magician:
a) only children who had actually seen the rabbit eating carrots had false memories.
b) only children who overheard the rumor directly from adults had false memories.
c) children who had a suggestive interview had very high rates of false memories.
d) children who had a neutral interview had no false memories.
Answer: c
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