In both the "professor's office" study and the study about "Jack" performing everyday activities:
A)participants experienced compelling false memories about details that would have been consistent with the situation.
B)female students were significantly better than male students at remembering details about the dialogues that occurred.
C)male students were significantly better than female students about remembering physical details about the setting, such as the color of the furniture or the location of the veterinarian's office.
D)the participants were easily misled by misinformation presented by a fake participant when the stories were discussed.

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Both studies found that participants experienced false memories about details that were consistent with the situation. For example, in the "professor's office" study, participants often falsely remembered seeing a bookcase in the office, even though there was no bookcase present. Similarly, in the "Jack" study, participants often falsely remembered details about Jack's activities that were consistent with the given scenario, such as watching TV or eating potato chips.

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