Mandela Effect Quiz Documentation & Reporting 4

Question 1

When did Nelson Mandela actually die?

Accepted Answer

December 5, 2013

Answer

Mandela was released in 1990, became president in 1994 and died in 2013.

Question 2

Why should reports cite archived copies such as the Wayback Machine?

Accepted Answer

They preserve how a page appeared at a specific date

Answer

Archives provide a time-stamped record of past web content.

Question 3

Which bias leads people to collect only examples that support their belief in a Mandela Effect?

Accepted Answer

Confirmation bias

Answer

Confirmation bias favors evidence that agrees with existing beliefs.

Question 4

Frederic Bartlett's "War of the Ghosts" experiments showed that memory is:

Accepted Answer

Reconstructive and changes with retelling

Answer

Participants distorted the story to fit their cultural expectations over repeated recalls.

Question 5

In the DRM word-list paradigm, participants often falsely recall which kind of word?

Accepted Answer

A related word that was never presented, such as "sleep"

Answer

Lists of related words create false recall of an unpresented theme word.

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