Recent Experiments on Eyewitness Testimony Have Shown That the Relationship

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Multiple Choice

Recent experiments on eyewitness testimony have shown that the relationship between a person's confidence in his or her testimony and its accuracy

• A)depends upon whether the witness is male or female.
• B)depends upon whether the witness has at least a high school education.
• C)is far from perfect.
• D)is more suspect for children than for adults.

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Definitions:

Dissociative Amnesia

A disorder characterized by gaps in memory for personal history, sometimes due to traumatic events or extreme stress.

Traumatic Episode

An incident or period in life that causes severe psychological distress and may lead to PTSD or other stress-related disorders.

Dissociative Disorders

A group of disorders in which some parts of one’s memory or identity seem to be dissociated, or separated, from other parts of one’s memory or identity.

Acute Stress

A type of stress response that emerges quickly in reaction to a specific event or situation and usually dissipates soon after.