Question

In a study that researched the effects of different types of information on memory, subjects viewed a slide presentation of a traffic accident. The actual slide presentation contained a stop sign, but in a written summary of the presentation, the sign was referred to as a yield sign. What were the results of this study?
A. Subjects who were given mis-leading information after viewing the slides were far less accurate in their memories for the kind of sign present than were subjects who were given no such information.
B. Subjects who were given no information after viewing the slides were far less accurate in their memories for the kind of sign present than were subjects who were given mis-leading information.
C. Subjects who were given mis-leading information prior to viewing the slides were far less accurate in their memories for the kind of sign present than were subjects who were given no information.
D. Subjects who were given mis-leading information prior to viewing the slides were far more accurate in their memories for the kind of sign present than were subjects who were given no information.

Answer 1

Answer:

A). Subjects who were given misleading information after viewing the slides were far less accurate in their memories for the kind of sign present than were subjects who were given no such information.

Explanation:

As per the given example, option A displays the results or consequences of the given study which researched the 'impacts of various types of information on human memory'. The results would reveal that 'subjects who were offered misleading information were less correct in their memories in comparison to the subjects who were not proffered with any such information' as the wrong or misinformation leads to form inaccurate or false memories in their mind which implies that 'memories can not be reliable'. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.