When a witness fails to distinguish between a target person and another person encountered at a different time whose face is also familiar, this is called:
a) a misinformation effect.
b) unconscious transference.
c) the sin of absentmindedness.
d) the arousal mode of encoding.
Answer: b
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a. trunk strength b. gross body equilibrium c. dynamic strength d. static strength
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A. rationalization B. compensation C. sublimation D. projection
Jill was the first moving object a newly hatched chick saw. The chick later followed her around, just as if Jill were the chick's mother. The chick's behavior is a result of
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