Leichtman and Ceci Investigated How Misleading Information Can Impact Children's

question 181

Multiple Choice

Leichtman and Ceci investigated how misleading information can impact children's recall of information. Their results revealed that:

• A) children who were warned about the potential problems of suggestive questioning had more accurate memories than children who were not warned.
• B) only children who received misleading information after a key event showed evidence of misinformation effects.
• C) only children who received misleading information before a key event showed evidence of misinformation effects.
• D) children who received misleading information before or after a key event had more inaccurate memories than children in a control group.

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