While Waiting in the Grocery Store Line,you Witness a Man

question 33

Multiple Choice

While waiting in the grocery store line,you witness a man taking a candy bar.While you did not get a good look at the perpetrator,moments later the woman in front of you describes the man as wearing a black jacket and jeans.Later you tell the store manager that the person was wearing a black jacket and jeans.This is an example of:

• A)priming.
• B)counterfactual thinking.
• C)the availability heuristic.
• D)the misinformation effect.

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