Imagine That a Witness Is Presented with Misleading Post-Event Information

question 43

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a witness is presented with misleading post-event information. Later, on a memory test, the person is asked to select among a set of options. The item that the witness is misled about is not among the options on this memory test. In this case, relative to control condition, performance in this mislead condition is likely to be __________.

• A) better
• B) the same
• C) worse
• D) more variable

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers in the nervous system that transmit signals across synapses from one neuron to another.

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

A small region in the hypothalamus responsible for controlling the circadian rhythms, or the body's internal clock.

Biological Rhythms

The natural cycles of change in bodily functions or activities, including sleep-wake cycles and hormonal changes, that occur in a predictable pattern.

Activation-Synthesis Theory

A theory of dreaming that proposes dreams are the result of the brain trying to make sense of random neural activity that occurs during sleep.