Which of the Following Claims About Memory Accuracy Is FALSE

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following claims about memory accuracy is FALSE?

• A)Participants' confidence in their false memories is often just as great as their confidence in their accurate recollections.
• B)Children may be even more vulnerable to the "planting" of false memories than adults.
• C)When a participant's response is based on a false memory,the response can be just as detailed as it would be if based on an accurate memory.
• D)Participants are sometimes mistaken in their recollection of an event's minor details,but do not create an entirely new false memory.

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