Elizabeth Loftus managed to implant memories of being lost in a mall in a group of adults. What is the problem with choosing being lost in the mall as a scenario for implanting false memories?
a) Most people have been lost in a mall at some point in their lives so the implanted memory might be an actual memory.
b) It is such a common scenario that it was impossible to implant in people's minds.
c) Being lost in a mall is not a plausible scenario for too many people to make the study reliable.
d) Being lost in the mall does not provoke anxiety so it is not a good substitute for more traumatic scenarios such as sexual abuse.
ANS: a
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