Research tends to show that the relationship between the accuracy of an eyewitness' testimony and the eyewitness' confidence or certainty is
A. relatively strong.
B. relatively weak.
C. strong when the eyewitness is a female and weak when the eyewitness is a male.
D. strong only when the eyewitness was under stress while observing the crime.
B
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Although she can answer the question, "Are there more red or green marbles?" she cannot correctly answer the question, "Are there more red marbles than glass marbles?" This situation most clearly demonstrates which of the following concepts? a. irreversibility b. egocentrism c. centration d. symbolic representation
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A. selection. B. optimization. C. compensation. D. plasticity.
What is the best thing to which a person can relate information for better memory?
a. visual images b. context c. the self d. time
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a. counterfactual thinking b. inductive rationalization c. adaptive thinking d. recognition heuristic