Joe witnesses a hit-and-run accident. He tells the police that the hit-and-run driver was in a red car. It was later determined that the car was actually blue
Joe remembered it as being red because he thinks that people who drive red cars tend to be reckless. This is an example of the memory sin of:
a) persistence
b) bias
c) misattribution
d) suggestibility
Answer: b
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