Studies by Loftus and Palmer, in Which People Were Quizzed

question 76

Multiple Choice

Studies by Loftus and Palmer, in which people were quizzed about a film of an accident, indicate that

• A) when quizzed immediately, people can recall very little, because of the stress of witnessing an accident.
• B) when questioned as little as one day later, their memory was very inaccurate.
• C) most people had very accurate memories as much as 6 months later.
• D) people's recall may easily be affected by misleading information.

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