According to the Innocence Project at Osgoode Hall Law School

question 41

Multiple Choice

According to the Innocence Project at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University,an estimated 25 percent of wrongful convictions involve faulty eyewitness testimony,as distinguished from identification error.The memory process closely associated with faulty eyewitness testimony is called:

• A)the recency effect.
• B)constructive processing.
• C)a flashbulb memory.
• D)a false positive.

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Definitions:

Molecular Formula

A representation of the actual number and type of atoms in a molecule, without indicating the structure or arrangement.

Type I Error

The mistake of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, often referred to as a "false positive."

Innocent Person

An individual who has not committed the crime or offense they are accused of.

Criminal Trial

A legal proceeding in which a person accused of committing a crime is tried in a court, judged, and then sentenced if found guilty.