In a classic study by Allport and Postman (1947) , participants were shown an image of a White man on a street car brandishing a razor at a Black man. Then the scene was described by one participant to another and so on until it had been described seven times. What were the findings of the study?
A) In 50% of trials, by the last telling of the story, the participant was claiming a Black man held a razor.
B) In 50% of trials, by the last telling of the story, the participant was not relaying any information about a razor.
C) In the majority of trials, people were able to recount the story essentially accurately.
D) In the majority of trails, people had gotten confused about the setting in which the story was taking place.
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