Asked by Azooz AL-mohammdi on Jun 16, 2024
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Cheryl's purse was snatched quickly by a well-dressed man in a crowd.Immediately after the mugging,Cheryl's mother said that the thief was probably a desperate drug addict.When Cheryl provided a statement to police,she described the man as wearing shabby clothes and twitching a lot.What likely influenced Cheryl's recall of the thief
A) misinformation effect
B) state-dependent memory
C) retroactive interference
D) implicit memory readjustment
Misinformation Effect
A phenomenon where a person's recollection of an event can be influenced by misleading information presented after the event.
State-dependent Memory
The phenomenon where information learned in a particular physiological or psychological state is more easily recalled when in the same state.
Retroactive Interference
The phenomenon that occurs when newly learned information interferes with the recall of information learned previously.
- Investigate the impact of false information and the propensity to be influenced on the precision of memory.
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Learning Objectives
- Investigate the impact of false information and the propensity to be influenced on the precision of memory.
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