Discuss how reconstructive memory can impact the accuracy of an eyewitness

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The answer should include a discussion of cultural norms and expectations, and how the values instilled by our upbringing can cause us to interpret events stereotypically. This is especially true with issues of race. The answer should include a discussion of Allport and Postman's research.

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An investigation as to whether the activities are related to the inputs is known as ________

a. process evaluation b. impact evaluation c. needs assessment d. monitoring

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With regard to gender and violent crimes, the trend appears to be_____.

a. more males than females b. more females than males c. highly disproportionate d. relatively similar

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Congress has power to punish most large fraud schemes under the __________ commerce clause

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Most kids were sent to houses of refuge because of _____ and _____ and were sentenced or committed indefinitely until they reached adulthood

a. Truancy, petty crime b. Gambling, petty crime c. Vagrancy, petty crime d. Runaways, petty crime

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