Question

question 35
dozens of people witness a purse snatching. one of the eyewitnesses loudly yells \the man with the blue shirt did it.\ later, when questioned by police, several other eyewitnesses remember the purse snatcher wearing a blue shirt, even though the purse snatcher was a woman in flowered dress. this is an example of ______, or the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories.
a transience
b decay
c recognition
d suggestibility

Explanation:

• Transience refers to the fading of memories over time, not external misinformation.
• Decay is about memory weakening due to disuse, not external influence.
• Recognition is identifying something previously encountered, not false memory creation from external sources.
• Suggestibility involves external misinformation (like the yell about the blue - shirted man) leading to false memories, which matches the scenario.

Answer:

D. suggestibility