Researchers Gave Participants Four Paragraphs Describing Childhood Events

question 9

Multiple Choice

Researchers gave participants four paragraphs describing childhood events. Three of the stories were true (provided by the participants' parents) and the fourth was false, but plausible (being lost on a family outing) . When asked to provide further details,

• A) most of the participants said all four events were untrue.
• B) most of the participants said all four events were true.
• C) all of the participants recognized the suggested (false) event as being untrue.
• D) some of the participants remembered the suggested (false) event in some detail.

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Definitions:

Devonian Period

A geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, approximately 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago, known as the "Age of Fishes" due to the diversity and abundance of fish species.

Photosynthetic Autotrophs

Organisms that can produce their own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source.

Burgess Shale

A famous fossil field located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, known for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils from the Cambrian Period.

Cambrian Period

A geologic era approximately 541 million years ago, marked by a rapid increase in the diversity of life and the appearance of most major animal groups.