In a classic experiment, Loftus and her colleagues had university students watch a series of slides depicting an armed robbery in a hardware store in which a screwdriver was taken in addition to money. The misinformation effect was evident because
A) participants tended to recall the amount of money taken
B)participants were confident that they saw a hammer
C) participants were unsure of whether they saw the screwdriver
D) participants were confident that no money was stolen

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The misinformation effect refers to the phenomenon where people's memories of an event can be influenced by misleading information presented after the event. In this experiment, participants were misled to believe a different weapon (a hammer) was involved, demonstrating the misinformation effect when they confidently recalled seeing a hammer instead of the actual screwdriver.

In a Classic Experiment, Loftus and Her Colleagues Had University