William Is Shopping at a Convenience Store When a Man

question 32

Multiple Choice

William is shopping at a convenience store when a man rushes in, shoots the store clerk in the arm, hurriedly cleans out the cash register, and then speeds away in a pickup truck. Later, a detective asks William to describe the woman who was waiting for the thief in the truck. The fact is, William didn't see a woman in the truck, but after the detective urges him to "think hard and try to remember her," he begins to recall seeing a blonde woman sitting in the passenger side of the truck. This situation illustrates:

• A) the misinformation effect
• B) a retrieval cue
• C) spreading activation
• D) encoding specificity

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