Schema consistent information is likely to _____.?
A) improve recall.
B) immediately improve recall, but later lead to errors after delay.
C) be used by therapists to recover blocked memories and are always accurate.
D) be consistently negative.
Answer: B
Rationale: Immediately after viewing photographs people can accurately recall both schema consistent and inconsistent information, but after some delay schema consistent recall led to an increase in errors.
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