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tiara099

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The chapter on long-term memory discussed the research by Talarico and Rubin, about students' memory for how they learned about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. According to this research,
 
  a. the students were overconfident that their recall of the event was accurate.
  b. the number of inconsistent details, supplied by the students, stayed the same over time.
  c. the students' recall was much more accurate for the terrorist attack than for an ordinary event.
  d. the students' memory for the terrorist attack actually included more inconsistent details than consistent details.

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Why is retroactive interference relevant to the post-event misinformation effect?
 
  a. Recently learned material may interfere with the older memories.
  b. Information gathered prior to an event may somehow bias the way you perceive the event.
  c. More vivid information will be recalled more accurately than less vivid information.
  d. Eyewitnesses are less confident than they should be.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: a

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tiara099

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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