If you wanted to alter a person's memory about an event in the past, what could you do to increase the chances that he or she would later recall the false information that you supplied?
a) Provide the false information immediately after having the person recall the original event
b) Tell the person that his/her memory is incorrect and give them the false information.
c) Avoid using leading questions when you ask them about the original memory.
d) Ask the person to estimate how confident he/she is about the original memory.
A
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