Multiple choice

Which of the following is a social factor in suggestibility?

  1. Speed of encoding

  2. Understanding language

  3. Use of scripts

  4. Use of mnemonics
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Understanding language is a social factor affecting suggestibility because how instructions or questions are phrased can influence responses. Speed of encoding and use of scripts/mnemonics are cognitive strategies, not social factors. Social factors involve external influences from other people or the social context.

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