Researchers Have Attempted to Implant False Memories in the Memories

Multiple Choice

Researchers have attempted to implant false memories in the memories of individuals. To be certain that the event never occurred, they asked students if they recall getting to meet Bugs Bunny (a Warner Brothers character) at Disneyland. When approximately 16 per cent of the students reported this memory, the researchers knew it was indeed evidence of a false memory because

A) the memory was of an impossible event.
B) the memory was of a possible event.
C) the memory occurred in the distant past.
D) the memory occurred in the recent past.