Misleading Questions Asked After Participants Have Witnessed an Event Influence

question 34

Multiple Choice

Misleading questions asked after participants have witnessed an event influence their

• A) immediate reports of the event, as well as their recall of the event if they try to remember it sometime later.
• B) immediate reports of the event but have little impact on longer-term retention.
• C) longer-term retention of the event, but not their reports of the event immediately after witnessing it.
• D) reports of an event only if the questions plant false ideas that are compatible with the participants' perceptions.

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