In a classic study by Loftus, Miller and Burns (1978), subjects viewed slides depicting a car accident at a stop sign. Then half of the subjects were asked about a yield sign, and half were asked about a stop sign. The results indicated that:
a) all of the subjects did poorly in recognizing the original slide of the accident.
b) subjects who received consistent information (i.e., the stop sign question) did poorly in recognizing the original slide of the accident.
c) subjects who were misled by the stop sign question did poorly in recognizing the original slide of the accident.
d) subjects who were misled by the yield sign question did poorly recognizing the original slide of the accident.
Answer: d
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