An Eyewitness from a Crime Is Asked to Look Through

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Multiple Choice

An eyewitness from a crime is asked to look through some mug shots to see if he can identify the person who committed the crime.After doing this,he sees a police lineup of suspects and identifies one of the men as the person who committed the crime because he looks very familiar.Unfortunately,the man in the lineup looks familiar not because the eyewitness saw him commit the crime but because he saw his face in the mug shot books a few hours ago.This example best demonstrates the phenomenon of:

• A) proactive interference.
• B) retrograde amnesia.
• C) source confusion.
• D) state-dependent memory.

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Definitions:

Excess Capacity

The situation where a firm produces less than its total output capacity, often due to lack of demand.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure where many firms sell products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power and price setting.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all inputs can be adjusted by firms, market supply equals demand, and there is no incentive for economic actors to alter their behavior.

Excess Capacity

The condition where a business produces less than the maximum amount possible, often leading to inefficiency.