Hasher and Toppino (1977) exposed people to some factoids, some of which were true and some false, and some of the factoids were repeated across sessions. They found that participants were ________ to rate a repeated item than a non-repeated item as valid, ________.
A) more likely; regardless of whether it was actually true
B) less likely; regardless of whether it was actually true
C) more likely; and even more when it was actually true
D) less likely; and even more when it was actually true

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Hasher and Toppino (1977) found that repetition increased the likelihood of participants rating an item as true, regardless of its actual truthfulness. This phenomenon is known as the "illusory truth effect."

Hasher and Toppino (1977) Exposed People to Some Factoids, Some