In McCloskey and Zaragoza (1985), the misinformation effect did not occur because:
A)the distractors in a recognition test did not include the misinformation.
B)the researchers used neutral words instead of emotional words.
C)the participants were warned about the possibility of misinformation.
D)blending of the original event and the misinformation occurred.

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The misinformation effect did not occur because the distractors in the recognition test did not include the misinformation, preventing the misinformation from influencing participants' memories.

In McCloskey and Zaragoza (1985), the Misinformation Effect Did Not