Imagine that you are a participant in the Kassin and Kiechel (1996)study,in which you are falsely accused of pressing a "forbidden" keyboard button while performing a computer task.According to the results of the study,you would be more likely to "confess" that you really pressed the button if you were
A) cognitively overloaded during the task.
B) inoculated.
C) high in need for cognition.
D) high in need for consistency.

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The Kassin and Kiechel (1996) study found that participants were more likely to falsely confess to pressing a forbidden button when they were cognitively overloaded during the task. This suggests that being overwhelmed with too much information could increase the likelihood of making a false confession.

Imagine That You Are a Participant in the Kassin and Kiechel