Ella remembers that Eleanor told her that she was admitted to law school. She later finds out that it was Claire, not Eleanor, who told her that she was admitted to law school. This is an example of the memory sin of:

a) persistence
b) bias
c) misattribution
d) suggestibility


Answer: c

Psychology

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