George Was One of Three Witnesses to the Mugging of a Student

question 88

Multiple Choice

George was one of three witnesses to the mugging of a student at their college.At the time of the attack,George was more concerned with the victim's well-being than with getting an accurate description of the mugger.When the police questioned George immediately after the attack,he gave them a limited description of the attacker,based on what he remembered.After careful questioning by the police the following day,George is surprised by the amount of detailed information he can remember from the event.George's memories may be suspect because .

• A)George and the other witnesses compared notes after the initial questioning by police,and this helped George clarify what he had witnessed
• B)George,like most people,processed and remembered far more information than he realized,and a night's sleep helped him retrieve more detailed memories
• C)the victim may have asked George several leading questions,which encouraged George to "remember" false information
• D)information George obtained from the questions the police asked,or from other sources may have become incorporated into his memories of the actual event
• E)George's social support system,including the other witnesses if George knows them,may have inadvertently lead George to confabulate additional details

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