A Participant Is Given a List of Word "Web, Insect

question 74

Multiple Choice

A participant is given a list of word "web, insect, bug, fright, fly, arachnid, crawl, tarantula, poison, bite, creepy, animal, ugly, feelers, small." The participants are then asked to recall the words from the list.Which of the following statements is true?

• A)Because the words are emotional, false memories are unlikely to occur.
• B)There are so few words that false memories will only occur in amnesiacs.
• C)False memories will occur for several of the words.
• D)The word "spider" could be considered a critical intrusion.

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Definitions:

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Negative Stereotypes

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Judge

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