Clara Is in a Sad Mood

question 264

Multiple Choice

Clara is in a sad mood.She is asked to recall an event in her past that was relatively neutral-her performance in a junior high history class in which she earned a B-and she remembers the event as being a sadder experience than it probably was.The influence of Clara's current mood on her memory illustrates the memory sin of:

• A)transience.
• B)bias.
• C)suggestibility.
• D)misattribution.

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