In an Important Study, Subjects Spent a Brief Time in a Professor's

question 99

Multiple Choice

In an important study, subjects spent a brief time in a professor's office and then were given a surprise test about this experience. Which of the following happened to the subjects in the study?

• A) They forgot some of the things they had seen in the office, but did not claim to have seen things that were not there.
• B) They reported having seen books in the office, even though there were no books.
• C) They were surprisingly accurate about the full contents of the office, even though they were unprepared for the test.
• D) They correctly remembered that there were no books in the office, but a day later, they mistakenly claimed that there were books.

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