Based on Elizabeth Loftus’s research on eyewitness memory, even if eyewitnesses are paid money for accurate eyewitness accounts, ____
a. ?they would remain unmotivated to create accurate memories
b. ?they would continue to be inaccurate for very dramatic events while becoming more accurate for less dramatic events
c. ?their accuracy would not change
d. ?females would continue to have more accurate memories than males
ANSWER:
c
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