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On the Way to the Grocery Store, You Witness a Car

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On the way to the grocery store, you witness a car accident on a crowded street. A red Ford pickup truck rear-ends a blue minivan and then drives away. The driver of a black Toyota Prius stops to help the driver of the blue minivan. You stop and call 911. In the chaos of the scene, according to the research on illusory conjunctions, it would not be surprising if you reported seeing


A) a pickup truck hitting a minivan; you don't remember the color.
B) a red vehicle hitting a blue vehicle; you don't remember the type of vehicle.
C) details of only the vehicle that drove away, which caught your attention more.
D) a blue pickup truck hitting a red minivan.

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