A witness claimsthat his robber has a gun, although later examination of the surveillance video shows that this was not true. The witness's perception of the event was likely influenced by ____.?

a. ?grouping principles
b. ?the simplicity principle
c. ?bottom-up processing
d. ?schemas


ANSWER:
d

Psychology

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