Misleading Questions Asked After Participants Have Witnessed an Event Influence

question 13

Multiple Choice

Misleading questions asked after participants have witnessed an event influence participants':

• A) immediate reports of the event, as well as their recall of the event if they try to remember it sometime later
• B) immediate reports of the event but have little impact on longer-term retention
• C) longer-term retention of the event, but not their reports of the event immediately after witnessing it
• D) reports of an event only if the questions plant false ideas that are compatible with the participants' perceptions

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