An Eyewitness Identifies John as the Perpetrator of a Crime

question 2

Multiple Choice

An eyewitness identifies John as the perpetrator of a crime that he did not commit. The eyewitness saw John's picture in a local advertisement and has mistakenly replaced the face of the actual perpetrator with John's face when recalling the crime. This demonstrates:

• A) unconscious transference.
• B) retrieval inhibition.
• C) cognitive dissonance.
• D) the filler effect.

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