One Day After the Space Shuttle Challenger Exploded, Neisser and Harsch

question 47

Multiple Choice

One day after the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, Neisser and Harsch asked college students to describe how they first heard the news.Three years later they again asked the same students to recollect how they had heard about the explosion of the space shuttle.In their study, Neisser and Harsch found that:

• A)the delayed memories were more accurate than the original memories
• B)there was not much agreement between the delayed memories and the original memories
• C)the delayed memories contained more detailed descriptions than the original memories
• D)the delayed memories and the original memories were essentially the same

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Definitions:

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An Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist who founded the school of individual psychology and introduced concepts such as the inferiority complex.

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Alfred Adler

An Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist who is best known for his theories on the importance of feelings of inferiority and the development of lifestyle.