Based on Prior Work (Jones, 1990; Nickerson & Adams, 1979)

question 345

Multiple Choice

Based on prior work (Jones, 1990; Nickerson & Adams, 1979) , how good would we expect the average person's memory to be for details of an everyday object like a loonie?

• A)The average person could draw a highly accurate representation of a loonie from memory.
• B)While the average person could not draw a highly accurate representation of a loonie from memory, they could correctly recognize the real thing when presented with an accurate version shown amongst several 'fake' (i.e.altered) versions.
• C)The average person could neither draw a highly accurate representation of a loonie from memory, nor correctly recognize the real thing when presented with an accurate version shown amongst several 'fake' (i.e.altered) versions.
• D)The average person could draw a highly accurate representation of a loonie from memory, though only with no time limit.
• E)None of these predictions follow from prior work.

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