In McCloskey and Zaragoza (1985), the Misinformation Effect Did Not

question 10

Multiple Choice

In McCloskey and Zaragoza (1985) , the misinformation effect did not occur because:

• A)the distractors in a recognition test did not include the misinformation.
• B)the researchers used neutral words instead of emotional words.
• C)the participants were warned about the possibility of misinformation.
• D)blending of the original event and the misinformation occurred.

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