Which of the following statements is true of diagnostic information?
A) Inhibition increases the recall of all diagnostic attributes.
B) If an attribute is highly salient, it is necessarily diagnostic.
C) Negative information tends to be more diagnostic than positive or neutral information.
D) Information is less likely to be recalled when it is diagnostic in nature.
E) If an information is diagnostic, it is always accessible.

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Research has shown that negative information tends to be more diagnostic than positive or neutral information. This is because negative information has more distinctive and memorable qualities than positive or neutral information.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of Diagnostic Information