Patrick witnesses a burglary. He is asked by the police to identify the burglar from a lineup of suspects. Patrick gets confused and points at the wrong man because he had seen him in the same place at a different time. This scenario illustrates:

A) absentmindedness.
B) transience.
C) memory misattribution.
D) blocking.


C) memory misattribution.

Psychology

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