Three weeks ago, Sandra came home to discover an armed robber in the house. When she walked in the door, the man pushed past her and fled the premises. Sandra's sister Amy was unloading groceries from the car, but saw the man and said she thought he had wavy black hair. When Sandra goes to the police station to view a lineup, the man who robbed her is in it. However, Sandra picks a
similar-looking man who has wavy black hair instead of the actual thief, who has light brown hair. Her mistake illustrates the concept of:
A) suggestibility.
B) flashbulb memory.
C) bias.
D) memory misattribution.
B) flashbulb memory.
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