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Caiter2013

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Ella remembers that Eleanor told her that she was admitted to law school. She later finds out that it was Claire, not Eleanor, who told her that she was admitted to law school. This is an example of the memory sin of:
 
  a) persistence
   b) bias
   c) misattribution
   d) suggestibility

Question 2

Joe witnesses a hit-and-run accident. He tells the police that the hit-and-run driver was in a red car. It was later determined that the car was actually blue.
 
  Joe remembered it as being red because he thinks that people who drive red cars tend to be reckless. This is an example of the memory sin of:
   a) persistence
   b) bias
   c) misattribution
   d) suggestibility



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b



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