Why Did Researchers Interested in the DRM Paradigm Choose to Study

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why did researchers interested in the DRM paradigm choose to study people who believed they had been abducted by aliens?

• A)To show that self-perceived victims of alien abductions possess hypermemory
• B)To show that it is impossible to create false memories in the laboratory
• C)To strengthen the generalizability of the DRM paradigm
• D)To show that it is easy to create false memories of alien abduction in the laboratory

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Definitions:

Pygmalion Effect

The phenomenon in which individuals perform better or worse based on the expectations set by those in authority positions.

Training Effectiveness

The measure of how well a training program meets its objectives, often evaluated by the participants' performance improvements.

Learning Effectiveness

The measure of how efficiently an educational process enables learners to achieve intended learning outcomes.

Pygmalion Effect

The phenomenon where higher expectations from leaders or teachers lead to an increase in performance among employees or students.