Research Has Shown That Memories Can Be Distorted Because of Beliefs

question 21

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that memories can be distorted because of beliefs that people already hold when the memory is formed.These earlier beliefs are part of cognitive:

• A) nodes
• B) schemas
• C) biases
• D) frames

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