In Loftus's 1978 Study, Participants Viewed a Slide Presentation of an Accident

question 77

Multiple Choice

In Loftus's 1978 study, participants viewed a slide presentation of an accident. Later, some of the participants were asked a question about a yield sign when the actual slides contained pictures of a stop sign. When presented with this inaccurate information, how did these participants typically respond?

• A) Many participants' overall accuracy dropped when confronted with conflicting information.
• B) Most corrected Loftus and recalled seeing a stop sign.
• C) Many began seeing both a stop sign and a yield sign.
• D) Participants were confused, but only briefly, at which point their accuracy of recalling the event returned.

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