In a classic study by Carmichael, Hogan, & Walters (1932), participants were given ambiguous drawings with one of two different labels

Later, they were asked to draw the figures they had encoded. During this retrieval
phase, they ________, demonstrating the memory sin of ________.
a) were unable to draw much of anything; transience
b) were unable to draw much of anything; bias
c) mis-drew the items consistent with the label they had seen; transience
d) mis-drew the items consistent with the label they had seen; bias

Answer: d

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