One Significant Problem with Eyewitness Testimony Is That

question 72

Multiple Choice

One significant problem with eyewitness testimony is that

• A) short-term memory fades almost completely during the interval between the event and the trial.
• B) most juries do not trust eyewitness testimony as much as they should.
• C) people's memory sometimes fills in information that has been suggested to them, even though it did not happen.
• D) the depth-of-processing principle is in conflict with the encoding specificity principle.

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Definitions:

Smooth Muscle

Involuntary, non-striated muscle that is found in the walls of internal organs such as the stomach, intestines, and blood vessels.

Elastic Tissue

Connective tissue made of elastin fibers that allow tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting.

Loose Connective Tissue

Loose connective tissue is a type of connective tissue characterized by loosely interwoven fibers that provide support and elasticity in various body parts.

Simple Squamous Epithelium

A type of epithelial tissue consisting of a single layer of flat, scale-like cells, involved in functions like diffusion and filtration in various organs.