Which Statement Below Is NOT True, Based on the Results

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which statement below is NOT true, based on the results of memory research?

• A) Suggestion can create false memories for events that occurred when a person was a young child.
• B) Suggestion can create false memories for an event that a person has experienced just recently.
• C) Although eyewitness testimony is often faulty, people who have just viewed a videotape of a crime are quite accurate at picking the "perpetrator" from a lineup.
• D) Many miscarriages of justice have occurred based on faulty eyewitness testimony.

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Definitions:

Frequency Distribution

A summary of how often different values occur within a dataset, often represented in a table or graph.

Interval Data

Interval data is a type of quantitative data where the intervals between values are meaningful, but there is no true zero point, allowing for the measurement of differences but not relative sizes or ratios.

Series

The sum of a sequence of terms in a specific order, often related to mathematical or statistical analysis.

Relative Frequency

The proportion of times a certain value or category appears in a dataset relative to the total number of observations.