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Two Groups of People Watched a Videotape of an Automobile

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Two groups of people watched a videotape of an automobile accident. One group was asked the question "Did you see the children getting off the school bus?" even though there was no school bus in the video. A week later, both groups were asked, "Did you see a school bus in the film?" What happened?


A) Many participants in each group said "yes," and the probability of saying "yes" was the same for both groups.
B) Participants who heard the first question were more likely to say "yes" to the second question than those who did not hear the first question.
C) Participants who heard the first question were more likely to say "no" to the second question than those who did not hear the first question.
D) Over 95% of participants in both groups accurately responded "no."

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