Research on Eyewitness Memory Suggests That Younger Children Are Prone

question 22

Multiple Choice

Research on eyewitness memory suggests that younger children are prone to memory errors because they

• A) are more likely than older children to disagree with a yes-or-no question.
• B) tend to report gist rather than verbatim information about their experiences.
• C) have trouble recalling highly stressful events.
• D) are especially poor at source-monitoring.

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