Author Question: Suppose that you have just read an autobiography by a novelist. You read a critique of that ... (Read 53 times)

SAVANNAHHOOPER23 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Suppose that you have just read an autobiography by a novelist. You read a critique of that autobiography, which argues that we must take a constructivist approach to the book. This critique is likely to emphasize that

a. people's recall is generally highly accurate.
b. people systemically describe themselves as smarter and better than they really are.
c. the novelist may have written things about the past that were consistent with her current interpretation of her lifebut may not have happened that way.
d. existential moments shape our reality, and they are guided by our early childhood experiences.

Question 2

According to the research on the post-event misinformation effect,

a. people are remarkably resistant to new, inconsistent information.
b. a question containing incorrect information can alter people's recall of the original event.
c. misleading information influences recall for children, but not for adults.
d. these new memories created by post-event information are more vivid than memories created by real events.