A student researching memory has taken notes:
• Eyewitness testimony can be unreliable • Memory is reconstructive, not like a video recording • Leading questions can alter what witnesses remember • False memories can feel completely real • Police now use improved interview techniques
The student wants to explain why eyewitness testimony is unreliable.
Police departments now use improved witness interview techniques.
Eyewitness testimony is unreliable because memory is reconstructive—leading questions can alter recollections, and false memories feel completely real to those who have them.
False memories can feel completely genuine to the person.
Memory works differently than a video recording of events.
Correct Answer: B
Choice B. Reconstructive memory, leading questions, and false memories explain unreliability.