False Positives Occur When a Person Incorrectly "Matches" a Stimulus

question 350

Multiple Choice

False positives occur when a person incorrectly "matches" a stimulus not in memory with one in memory that is just similar enough to lead the person to make a false identification. One major problem with eyewitness testimony is that __________.

• A) extinction of auditory memories causes the witness to forget what was said
• B) witnesses are prone to habituate to the courtroom and forget what happened
• C) false positives can cause eyewitness testimony to be quite inaccurate
• D) there is usually some sort of unconscious motivation to provide inaccurate information

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