Dr. Watkins is an empathetic and hopeful therapist who convinces Shaina that she will improve in therapy. Shaina does improve, but actually the treatment had no effect. Rather, Shaina improved because of the nonspecific treatment effects associated with her sessions with Dr. Watkins. These nonspecific treatment effects functioned in a similar way to which "sin" of memory?

A) suggestibility
B) consistency bias
C) change bias
D) memory misattribution


A) suggestibility

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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