Suppose You Were Shown a Picture from the Scene of an Accident

question 40

Multiple Choice

Suppose you were shown a picture from the scene of an accident you had witnessed several days earlier.Your memory for the scene would probably:

• A) be highly accurate for meaning,as well as for minute detail.
• B) sense immediately that the picture was reversed,even if the gist of events was fuzzy.
• C) be inaccurate for both minute detail and meaning.
• D) preserve the general meaning of the scene but miss the fact that the picture was in reverse orientation.

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