In a memory experiment, participants were shown a form that could be interpreted in more than one way. Half the participants were told, "Here is a picture of the sun." The other participants were told, "Here is a picture of a ship's steering wheel." Sometime later, participants were asked to draw the exact form they had seen earlier. The data indicate that

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The fact that participants' drawings were biased in a way that reflected the labels they were given suggests that the labels influenced their memory of the form. This indicates that participants' verbal memories were linked to their visual memories, rather than being distinct from them (as in option A). There is no evidence to suggest that the labels improved memory accuracy (option C) or that participants were only able to remember the labels (option D).

In a Memory Experiment, Participants Were Shown a Form That