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:

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