3202PsychologyMedium
Which of the following statements is correct in relation to acquisition?
AAlthough it is interesting to understand the impact on witness memory of factors such as the type of crime, it is not critical because what is encoded during acquisition does not from the basis for what is stored in memory and eventually retrieved when giving testimony.
BThe phenomenon of ‘weapons focus’ occur only when the central detail is a gun.
CNone of the above.
DWhile controlled experimental studies suggest that violence results in better witness accurancy, field studies of real- life witnesses are exposed to highly violent events do not give very accurate testimony.
Correct answer
C. None of the above.
Explanation
The correct answer is None of the above..