Research Participants Who Were Exposed to Very Convincing Arguments About

question 5

Multiple Choice

Research participants who were exposed to very convincing arguments about the desirability of frequent toothbrushing misrecalled how frequently they had brushed their teeth in the preceding two weeks. This best illustrates

• A) the self-reference effect.
• B) proactive interference.
• C) motivated forgetting.
• D) the spacing effect.

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