Researchers Gave Participants Four Paragraphs Describing Childhood Events

question 9

Multiple Choice

Researchers gave participants four paragraphs describing childhood events. Three of the stories were true (provided by the participants' parents) and the fourth was false, but plausible (being lost on a family outing) . When asked to provide further details,

• A) most of the participants said all four events were untrue.
• B) most of the participants said all four events were true.
• C) all of the participants recognized the suggested (false) event as being untrue.
• D) some of the participants remembered the suggested (false) event in some detail.

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