What Did Researchers Find When They Attempted to Implant a False

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Multiple Choice

What did researchers find when they attempted to implant a false memory so strong that participants would falsely confess to having committed a criminal act of assault?

• A)They were unsuccessful because the memories they tried to implant were too emotional.
• B)They were successful with children but not adults.
• C)They were successful,but only when participants were questioned under hypnosis.
• D)They were successful for a substantial number of participants.

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic Perspective

A view that explains personality in terms of conscious and unconscious forces, such as unconscious desires and beliefs.

SQ3R Method

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Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, often known as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Testable Hypotheses

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