In the Loftus and Palmer experiment, participants were

asked questions a week later about the filmed car accident they had seen. The participants that had been asked earlier about the cars that "smashed" into each other said they saw broken glass even though no broken glass was shown in the film. The new information ("smashed") was included in memories and revised them, producing a(n) memory.
a. eidetic
b. implicit
c. false
d. repressive


ANSWER: c

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