Tuckey and Brewer (2003) Had Participants in a Study Watch

question 36

Multiple Choice

Tuckey and Brewer (2003) had participants in a study watch a simulation of a bank robbery. The participants tended to recall one robber as a male even though the robber's head was covered. The BEST explanation for the participants' recall is:

• A) a schema for a bank robber applied in an ambiguous situation.
• B) source confusion during recall of the robbery.
• C) poor eyewitness identification due to context confusion.
• D) a cognitive distortion due to reproductive memory.

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