Which study showed that people can be influenced to see something that isn't even
there?
(a) Asch's study with the 3 lines
(b) Sherif's study with the stationary light in a dark room
(c) the Bennington College study in which the students' attitudes became
more liberal
(d) the study of the people who thought the world was about to end
(e) the study that showed object permanence
B
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