How Did Loftus Interpret False Memories

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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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Definitions:

AC

Alternating Current, a type of electrical current where the current's direction and amplitude vary cyclically.

DC

DC stands for direct current, which is an electrical current that flows in one direction only, used in batteries, electronics, and some power supplies.

Capacitance Unit

The unit of measurement for capacitance, the farad (F), indicating the ability of a system to store an electric charge.

Farad

The unit of capacitance in the International System of Units (SI), symbolized as F, indicating the capacity of a capacitor to store charge per unit voltage.