Studies of Eyewitness Memory Have Shown That Eyewitness Memory Is

question 34

Multiple Choice

Studies of eyewitness memory have shown that eyewitness memory is prone to error based on ______.

• A)the type of event witnessed
• B)questioning after the event
• C)confidence in one's memory
• D)the time of day the event occurred

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