Stephanie is a good friend of yours. You are both taking a class on introductory psychology with Dr. Halpern and have just walked out of the "Memory" lecture. Stephanie has something important to tell you. Click "Audio" to hear it. A text version is also available by selecting "Text."

Let's think about the information Stephanie has presented so far.

Suppose that Stephanie really is a friend of yours. You know that she is honest and sincere. She's the kind of friend who would do anything for you. In thinking about this miracle drug, how important is it that your honest and sincere friend believes that it works?

Not at all important that she's a good friend. Somewhat important that she's a good friend. Very important, after all she's a good friend.