In a Study by Brewer and Treyens (1981),participants Waited in an Experimenter's

question 35

Multiple Choice

In a study by Brewer and Treyens (1981) ,participants waited in an experimenter's office for the experiment to begin.After they left the room,they learned that the study was about their memory of that office.This study demonstrated that

• A)college students do not know what a professor's office typically contains.
• B)people make assumptions using prior knowledge about what an academic office typically contains.
• C)college students' memories are much worse than the memories of other groups in society.
• D)people tend to notice only those items in the environment that most fit with their expectations.

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