Stany and Johnson's "Weapons Focus" Experiment, Investigating Memory for Crime

question 52

Multiple Choice

Stany and Johnson's "weapons focus" experiment, investigating memory for crime scenes, found that

• A) the presence of a weapon enhances memory for all parts of the event.
• B) the presence of a weapon has no effect on memory for the event.
• C) the threat of a weapon causes people to focus their attention away from the weapon itself.
• D) the presence of a weapon hinders memory for other parts of the event.

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