When Meeting New People,Wanda Breaks the Ice by Telling Them

question 88

Multiple Choice

When meeting new people,Wanda breaks the ice by telling them that she once met the Queen,which is actually a lie.After years of retelling the same story,Wanda begins to believe that she really did meet the Queen.This is an example of

• A)the DRM procedure.
• B)imagination inflation.
• C)anterograde amnesia.
• D)the misinformation effect.

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