An Eyewitness Accurately Reports That a Thief Wore a Red

question 192

Multiple Choice

An eyewitness accurately reports that a thief wore a red jacket. The eyewitness then sees a lineup in which the thief is wearing a blue jacket. She later reports that the thief wore a blue jacket during the theft. This error is most likely due to which of the following?

• A) retrieval confusion
• B) an error in initial encoding
• C) source confusion
• D) interference

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A system or an arena where parties engage in exchange of goods, services, or information.

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