The study involving participants being shown fake ads depicting Bugs Bunny at Disney World illustrates how people
A) do not pay attention or remember print ads as well as they do filmed ads.
B) will lie to get attention even as adults.
C) actually believe they remember meeting Bugs Bunny in Disney World when the event could not have occurred.
D) can remember meeting Bugs Bunny as a child but cannot recall meeting the characters as adults, since cartoon characters are more meaningful for children.

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The study showed that participants believed they had met Bugs Bunny at Disney World even though the event could not have occurred. This suggests that people can create false memories based on exposure to information that is presented as true but is actually false. It does not demonstrate that people pay more attention to filmed ads, lie to get attention, or that cartoon characters are more meaningful for children.

The Study Involving Participants Being Shown Fake Ads Depicting Bugs