Mahmud remembers riding a horse at a fair when he was a little boy. He remembers how it felt to hold on to the horse's mane as it galloped around. However, this incident never happened. His brother, Salim, is the one who rode the horse. Salim has told the story so many times that Mahmud has developed an elaborate memory of having ridden the horse himself. In this scenario, Mahmud's recollection of an experience he has never had is an example of ________.
A. interference
B. the misinformation effect
C. a false memory
D. a recovered memory
Answer: C
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a. systematic data collection for the testing of hypotheses b. maintaining the privacy of researchers' methods so that ideas are not stolen c. research conducted without the restrictions that hypotheses and theories put on our conception of phenomena d. rejection of the concept "self-correction"
In a naturalistic observation, the researcher tries to
a. record instances of specific behaviors in situations constructed by the researcher. b. obtain physiological measures in response to changes in stimuli. c. determine the effects of manipulated variables on a behavior of interest. d. observe and record behaviors of interest from a natural series of events in the real world.
According to the ________ principle, people should attribute a behavior to a causal factor if that factor is present whenever the behavior occurs, but is absent whenever the behavior does not occur
FIll in the blank with correct word.
The _____________ is the recall of false autobiographic memories, which may be repressed memories of traumatic events.
a. misinformation effect paradigm b. false memory syndrome c. suggestibility d. transience