You Are on the Jury in a Trial Involving a Fight

question 105

Multiple Choice

You are on the jury in a trial involving a fight in a bar.Based on what you know about Loftus and Palmer's research, as you listen to the various eyewitnesses you would be wise to:

• A)accept their memories of the event as trustworthy and highly accurate
• B)accept their memories as highly accurate as long as they are very confident about their memories
• C)listen very carefully to the questions that are asked of each person
• D)believe absolutely nothing they say because eyewitness testimony is never correct

---

Definitions:

Too Narrow

A term describing a definition or concept that is overly restricted in scope or focus.

Obscure

Not discovered or known about; uncertain and not clear or easily understood.

Vague

Vague describes something that is unclear, indistinct, or not precisely defined, often leading to ambiguity or misunderstanding.

Differentia

A characteristic that distinguishes a thing or a concept from others within the same group or category.