When Testimony Is Biased by the Misinformation Effect,eyewitnesses Are More

question 92

Multiple Choice

When testimony is biased by the misinformation effect,eyewitnesses are more likely to

• A)allow prejudicial attitudes to color their testimony.
• B)retell the incident in a way that favors one side over the other.
• C)recall seeing things that they had not actually seen.
• D)deny the accuracy of their memories,even when they are correct.

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