Lindsay's misinformation effect experiment, in which participants were given a memory test about a sequence of slides showing a maintenance man stealing money and a computer, showed that participants are influenced by misleading post-event information
A. if they believe the post-event information is correct.
B. only if the misleading post-event information is presented immediately after viewing the event.
C. even if they are told to ignore the post-event information.
D. if the misleading post-event information is consistent with social stereotypes.
Answer: C
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