In Studies Conducted by Elizabeth Loftus and Her Colleagues (Loftus

question 74

Multiple Choice

In studies conducted by Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues (Loftus, 2003; Loftus, Coan, and Pickrell, 1996) , individuals were told about false events that had supposedly occurred when they were children. The results of this study indicated that

• A) people cannot be convinced of events that did not happen.
• B) people can become quite convinced of events that never happened.
• C) only individuals with diagnosable disorders can be convinced of events that never happened.
• D) people can become convinced of events that did not happen only during hypnosis or other dissociative states.

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