Knowing That a Particular Person Has Been Arrested and Accused

question 176

Multiple Choice

Knowing that a particular person has been arrested and accused of the crime in question can influence the recollections of eyewitnesses. This finding can BEST be explained by ​

• A)hindsight bias.
• B)the overconfidence effect. ​
• C)the misinformation effect. ​
• D)the serial-position effect. ​

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