Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, Harry believes that drinking dandelion tea would improve his long-term memory because he saw several news stories and articles about it online. What is Harry experiencing?
A) Pragmatic inference
B) Misinformation effect
C) Illusory truth effect
D) Source monitoring error

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Harry is experiencing the illusory truth effect, which refers to the phenomenon where people are more likely to believe information to be true if they have been exposed to it multiple times, regardless of whether it is actually true or not. In this case, Harry has been exposed to multiple news stories and articles about dandelion tea improving memory, which makes him more likely to believe it to be true, despite scientific evidence to the contrary.

Despite Scientific Evidence to the Contrary, Harry Believes That Drinking