Chapter 5 Discusses a Study by Foley and Her Colleagues

question 75

Multiple Choice

Chapter 5 discusses a study by Foley and her colleagues, in which participants listened to a list of concrete nouns. Students in one group were told to visualize each object; students in another group were told to imagine themselves using the object. One important finding was that

• A) people remembered more nouns in the "visualize" condition.
• B) people often imagined themselves using the object, even if they were in the "visualize" condition.
• C) people apparently follow a researcher's instructions quite carefully.
• D) there was no evidence for the self-reference effect.

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