Asked by Cassandra Hartley on Jun 14, 2024
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Participants in certain studies viewed a videotape or a series of slides. Then someone asked some misleading questions, such as "Did the children get on the school bus?" (when there was no bus) . The original studies most clearly documented which of the following conclusions?
A) The misleading questions can cause people to develop inaccurate memories of what they viewed.
B) The misleading questions have temporary effects that disappear within a few minutes
C) The misleading questions have more powerful effects on adults than on children.
D) When confronted with confusing information, people's first impulse is usually correct.
Misleading Questions
Questions that suggest a particular answer or contain assumptions that can distort the respondent's true response.
Inaccurate Memories
Recollections of past events that are either distorted or entirely fabricated.
Videotape
A magnetic tape used for storing visual and audio information, historically used before digital recording became mainstream.
- Realize the significance of insinuating questions in influencing the fidelity of memory and the production of spurious memories.
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Learning Objectives
- Realize the significance of insinuating questions in influencing the fidelity of memory and the production of spurious memories.
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