Chapter 8 Described a Study in Which Participants Stayed Briefly

question 74

Multiple Choice

Chapter 8 described a study in which participants stayed briefly in an office. Later, their recall showed that

• A) when people have a schema for a scene, their recall is typically accurate.
• B) people with little expertise on a topic are likely to have particularly clear-cut schemas for that topic.
• C) people are likely to recall objects and events that are consistent with the schema.
• D) schemas usually reduce our memory accuracy.