The Tendency for Biased Responses to Distort the Memory of Eyewitnesses

question 17

Multiple Choice

The tendency for biased responses to distort the memory of eyewitnesses is known as:

• A) tainted scripts.
• B) unconscious transference.
• C) post-identification feedback effect.
• D) heuristics.

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Definitions:

Polygenic Inheritance

A type of genetic inheritance where multiple genes determine a trait, resulting in a continuous range of possibilities.

Incomplete Dominance

Incomplete dominance is a genetic situation in which neither allele is dominant, resulting in an offspring with a phenotype that is a blend of the parental traits.

Codominance

A genetic scenario where two alleles are both expressed equally in the phenotype of the heterozygote, instead of one being dominant over the other.

Epistasis

A genetic interaction where the effect of one gene is modified by one or several other genes, which can mask or suppress the expression of the first gene.