"My First Memory? I Can Remember When I Was Almost

question 223

Multiple Choice

"My first memory? I can remember when I was almost three years old and going to my mom's hospital room just after my little brother was born. My aunt handed me my little brother all wrapped in a blanket and I remember just looking at him for the longest time, and thinking how he was so little." According to the research discussed in the Culture and Human Behavior box in your text, memories like this one that focus on a specific event and the person's feelings about the event were most likely to be:

• A) a false memory.
• B) reported by European American college students.
• C) the result of imagination inflation.
• D) reported by Chinese and Taiwanese college students.

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Definitions:

Clerk of the Court

An officer who manages the clerical operations and keeps records for a court.

Preponderance of the Evidence

The standard of proof in most civil cases, requiring that the argument that's more convincing and has greater weight wins.

Scintilla of Evidence

A very small amount of proof that may suggest something is true but does not guarantee its truth.

Judgment as a Matter of Law

A legal ruling by a judge that is made during a trial prior to it going to the jury, based on the fact that no reasonable jury could find differently.