Chapter 8 described a study in which participants stayed briefly in an office. Later, their recall showed that
a. when people have a schema for a scene, their recall is typically accurate.
b. people with little expertise on a topic are likely to have particularly clear-cut schemas for that topic.
c. people are likely to recall objects and events that are consistent with the schema.
d. schemas usually reduce our memory accuracy.
Ans: c
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