Terri participated in an experiment where she watched a video of a staged robbery. The research assistant told her a police officer had arrested a man wearing a red baseball cap who was found in the area
Although Terri's video did not include anyone with a red hat, she now recalls seeing it when she describes what she saw. This is an example of the:
a. levels of processing effect.
b. imagination inflation effect.
c. DRM effect.
d. misinformation effect.
Answer: D
Rationale: This happens when information occurring after an event becomes part of the memory for that event.
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a. Nature and nurture interact to produce both our psychological and physical traits. b. Nature is more important in producing our physical traits, whereas nurture is more important in producing our psychological traits. c. Nature is more important in producing our psychological traits, whereas nurture is more important in producing our physical traits. d. Some of our psychological traits are produced primarily by nature and some by nurture, but nature is most important in producing our physical traits.
The desire to make accurate judgments is highest
A) when the topic is of low personal relevance. B) when the person is in a happy mood. C) when a person is self-confident. D) before a decision is made.