Knowing That a Particular Person Has Been Arrested and Accused

question 136

Multiple Choice

Knowing that a particular person has been arrested and accused of the crime in question can influence the recollections of eyewitnesses.This finding can best be explained by

• A) hindsight bias.
• B) the overconfidence effect.
• C) the misinformation effect.
• D) the serial-position effect.

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Definitions:

Demands

Refers to requests or pressures from individuals, groups, or situations that require responses or actions, often implying urgency or importance.

Absence

A state of not being present or available, often used within the context of employment to denote time not worked.

Stress

A physical, mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation.

Increase

The act or process of becoming larger or more in quantity, size, degree, or amount.