Incorporating Inaccurate Information into One's Memory of an Event,after Witnessing

question 32

Multiple Choice

Incorporating inaccurate information into one's memory of an event,after witnessing the event and receiving misleading information about it is called

• A)the priming effect.
• B)the confirmation bias.
• C)belief perseverance.
• D)the misinformation effect.

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Definitions:

Error Term

In statistical modeling, it represents the difference between observed values and those predicted by a model.

Simple Regression

a technique that estimates the relationship between a dependent variable and a single independent variable using a straight line.

Intercept

The point where a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis; often used in the context of the y-intercept of a line in a graph.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, defined as the ratio of the change in the y-variable to the change in the x-variable.