In Loftus’s 1978 study, subjects viewed a slide presentation of an accident. Later, some of the subjects were asked a question about a yield sign when the actual slides contained pictures of a stop sign.

When presented with this inaccurate information, how did these subjects typically respond?

a. Many subjects’ overall accuracy dropped when confronted with conflicting information.

b. Most corrected Loftus and recalled seeing a stop sign.

c. Many began seeing both a stop sign and a yield sign.

d. Subjects were confused, but only briefly, at which point their accuracy of recalling the event returned.