Imagine an Experiment in Which Participants Read an Editorial Supporting

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Essay

Imagine an experiment in which participants read an editorial supporting the idea that public school teachers should be paid more money. One independent variable is whether the editorial is said to be written by a teacher or by a construction worker. A second independent variable is whether the editorial only presents arguments in favor of its position or whether it also presents (and addresses) arguments against its position. Sketch a graph showing some hypothetical results of this study and explain what these results are in terms of main effects and interactions.

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Definitions:

Retroactive Interference

A memory phenomenon where newer information interferes with the ability to remember older information.

Source Amnesia

Attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined. Source amnesia, along with the misinformation effect, is at the heart of many false memories.

Retroactive Interference

A memory phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with the recall of information learned previously.

Previously Learned Information

Knowledge or skills that have been acquired through experience or education before the current moment or context.