In One Study of Soldiers' Ability to Make Eyewitness Identifications

question 51

Multiple Choice

In one study of soldiers' ability to make eyewitness identifications after being exposed to varying levels of stress in an interrogation, only ______ of soldiers who experienced high stress were able to make correct identifications.

• A)17%
• B)25%
• C)34%
• D)52%

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Definitions:

Falsified

Intentionally altered or manipulated information, data, or documents with the intent to deceive or mislead.

Clever Hans

A famous case study in early 20th century psychology of a horse that was claimed to have been able to perform arithmetic and other intellectual tasks.

Arithmetic

A branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers, including operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Selective Attrition

The process where certain kinds of participants drop out of a study over time, potentially skewing the results.