When Jurors Hear Detailed Descriptions of Events from Eyewitnesses, It

question 112

Multiple Choice

When jurors hear detailed descriptions of events from eyewitnesses, it would be valuable for them to know that memory researchers believe that ____.

• A) memories for faces are very accurate, but memories for other details are not
• B) the details of memories are often filled in by the person both at the time of encoding and at the time of retrieval
• C) memory is like a video recorder with very accurate playback
• D) memories of details of events are very accurate, but memories for faces are not

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