What Can We Conclude About the Self-Reference Effect

question 80

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude about the self-reference effect?

• A) Although early research found evidence of this effect, more recent experiments have been unable to demonstrate it.
• B) Although the self-reference effect operates with children, it does not apply to adolescents or adults.
• C) The research shows that people are more likely to recall words that apply to themselves compared with words that do not apply.
• D) The self-reference effect is one exception to the general tendency for deep levels of processing to be particularly effective in enhancing memory.

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