Lindsay et al. (2004) report describing a pseudo-event (a childhood story of putting green slime in a teacher's desk) in the context of two "real" events from the person's own childhood. Half were also shown their (real) grade school class picture
They were to come back in a week for further testing. Which describes their result after this one-week delay?
a. In the photo group, the "thought did it" percentage went from 30 percent to 70 percent (i.e., the majority reported the activity as true after the one-week delay).
b. In the photo group, the "thought did it" percentage remained at 30 percent throughout.
c. In the nonphoto group, the "thought did it" percentage remained at 15 percent throughout.
d. In the nonphoto group, the "thought did it" percentage remained at 30 percent throughout.
Answer: a
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