False Positives Occur When a Person Incorrectly "Matches" a Stimulus

question 198

Multiple Choice

False positives occur when a person incorrectly "matches" a stimulus that is merely similar to a real memory to that memory.One major problem with eyewitness testimony is that _________.

• A)extinction of auditory memories causes the witness to forget what was said
• B)witnesses are prone to habituate to the courtroom and forget what happened
• C)false positives can cause eyewitness testimony to be quite inaccurate
• D)None of these are true.

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