Officer Newton Has Interviewed Multiple Witnesses in the Same Day

question 9

Multiple Choice

Officer Newton has interviewed multiple witnesses in the same day in an ongoing murder investigation with multiple perpetrators.Witness 2 told him that one perpetrator had a scar on the left side of his face,yet in reality there was no scar on any of the suspects.When interviewing Witness 5 later,Officer Newton asks "was the perpetrator with the scar carrying a weapon?" The manner in which Officer Newton is questioning the witnesses demonstrates:

• A)the cognitive interview technique
• B)recognition memory
• C)context reinstatement
• D)the post-event information effect
• E)memory conformity

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