Just before a music concert, a fake crime was staged next to the line of people waiting to get into the auditorium. In the staged crime, a man steals a woman's handbag and runs away. One of the people in line was also part of the setup. As the bystanders began talking about the robbery, he asked a few of them if they had noticed the writing on the robber's hat. The robber, however, had not worn a
hat. Yet, when later questioned by “the police,” some of the witnesses reported that the robber was wearing a hat. This scenario BEST illustrates:
A) absentmindedness.
B) transience.
C) memory misattribution.
D) suggestibility.
D) suggestibility.
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(a) laboratory procedures (b) rules of logic (c) standards for belief (d) confirmed laws (e) correlations between experimental procedures
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a. that the clinician and the client must feel friendly toward each other. b. that someone who is court ordered will be an easy client. c. clients don't need to be given any feedback about their test performance. d. the client must feel comfortable with the clinician and the assessment.
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A. projection. B. repression. C. sublimation. D. regression.
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a. reaction times b. self-reflection c. correct/incorrect answers d. brain activity