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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