Neisser and Harsch Interviewed People About How They Learned About

question 91

Multiple Choice

Neisser and Harsch interviewed people about how they learned about the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, and what they were doing at the time. They interviewed people at the time of the explosion, and then three years later. What did they find at the three-year follow-up?

• A) leading questions led to false memories
• B) hardly anyone remembered what they were doing
• C) about one-third had vivid but inaccurate memories
• D) nearly everyone showed accurate memories of where they were

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