An Eyewitness Identifies John as the Perpetrator of a Crime

question 43

Multiple Choice

An eyewitness identifies John as the perpetrator of a crime that he did not commit. The eyewitness saw John's picture in a local advertisement and has mistakenly replaced the face of the actual perpetrator with John's face when recalling the crime. This demonstrates a phenomenon called:

• A) unconscious transference.
• B) retrieval inhibition.
• C) cognitive dissonance.
• D) the filler effect.

Discuss the cultural and societal implications of the Communist Control Act and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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Definitions:

Parental Death

The loss of a parent, which is a profoundly impactful event in a person's life, often resulting in significant emotional and psychological adjustments.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

The theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent. For example, when we become aware that our attitudes and our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing our attitudes.

Leon Festinger

A psychologist best known for his theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes the discomfort experienced when holding conflicting ideas or beliefs.

Fritz Heider

A psychologist known for his work in the development of attribution theory, which tries to explain how people evaluate the causes of others' behavior.