How Did Loftus Interpret False Memories

question 208

Multiple Choice

How did Loftus interpret false memories?

• A) Because of their desire to please whoever is asking them about their memories, people will often go along with what they want to hear.
• B) Eyewitness memory is unreliable because most people's egos provoke them into lying in order to prove their superior observation skills.
• C) We accept subsequent misinformation as being correct, and this information becomes part of our memory for the original event.
• D) When we retrieve a memory for a particular event from long-term memory, we also retrieve information from other sources relevant to the event.

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