What Sort of Memory Bias Can Occur When Mug Shots

question 54

Multiple Choice

What sort of memory bias can occur when mug shots are used to identify a perpetrator?

• A) If the witness picks an incorrect person initially, their memory for the actual perpetrator will be worse later.
• B) People will tend to remember the perpetrator's face as it looked in the mug shot, not as it looked during the event.
• C) People grow fatigued looking at large numbers of mug shots, and their memory worsens.
• D) Looking at mug shots lowers the confidence people have in their memories.

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