When People Are Asked How Many Animals of Each Species

question 22

Multiple Choice

When people are asked how many animals of each species Moses took on the ark, many people answer "two" instead of noting that Noah, not Moses, was the ark-maker. This error has been interpreted in terms of

• A) spreading activation.
• B) categorization by prototypes.
• C) the Stroop effect.
• D) the word-superiority effect.

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