Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Recognition memory can be amazingly accurate for pictures and photographs.
b. Recall is usually superior to recognition.
c. Witnesses who disagree when they try to recall a suspect's height, weight, age, or eye color often agree
completely when they merely need to recognize the person.
d. Many hundreds of people have been put in jail on the basis of mistaken eyewitness memories.
ANSWER: b
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