Their findings included that auditors giving linguistic and name cues of black patients were less likely to be told that an office was accepting new patients and were more likely to experience both withholding behaviors and
misattributions about public insurance, when compared to the control group.
The Glasgow museum's recent exhibitions had received lukewarm reviews, and numerous exhibits were tarnished by
misattributions. Undeterred, Dr King set about transforming its fortunes over the best part of two decades, scouring through a city on the cusp of a rebirth to salvage items which articulated its storied history.
Fortunately, responsible leaders corrected these
misattributions.
Given the jumble of
misattributions, legends, and contradictions that litter the path of those trying to find an "authentic" St.
"Source
Misattributions and the Suggestibility of Eyewitness Memory." Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 20.4 (1994): 934-45.
at 941; Frost et al., supra note 3, at 183 (testing recall of post-event misinformation and source
misattributions after one week); see also Loftus, Memory's Truth, supra note 2, at 123 (explaining the logic-of-opposition paradigm as an explanation of subjects believing misinformation to be part of the original event).
I shudder to think how any student would feel if someone made such serious
misattributions about his or her intentions.
I must sheepishly confess that I have perpetuated these
misattributions. I cannot count the number of times I have repeated this one: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer day in San Francisco." Nope.
"I hope everyone takes the positive response to their no makeup selfies on board, and well done for raising awareness and money for a good cause!" His research project, carried out at Bangor University, which will shortly be published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, examined the
misattributions people make when considering what the opposite sex find attractive.
A belief in freedom of speech has led many good journalists to adopt as their maxim what French philosopher Voltaire once supposedly said: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." In fact it is accepted today to be one of history's many
misattributions, but the sentiment remains a valid one.
Instead, one finds
misattributions and distortions: