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rayancarla1

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on: Jun 20, 2018
The retroactive interference hypothesis states that the misinformation effect occurs because
 
  a. MPI obstructs or distorts memories formed during the original experiencing of an event.
  b. MPI cues the rememberer that an error in memory is occurring.
  c. MPI fills in the gaps in the original memory where it lacked detail.
  d. the original memory for an event decays over time, leaving room for MPI to infiltrate the memory later.

Question 2

Loftus and Palmer's car-crash films experiment described in the text shows how a seemingly minor word change can produce a change in a person's memory report. In this study, the MPI was (were) the word(s)
 
  a. fast.
  b. smashed.
  c. miles per hour.
  d. car crash.


joewallace

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


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