A witness identifies Kathy as the perpetrator of a crime that Kathy did not commit.The witness saw Kathy's picture in a photo lineup of suspects,though,and has mistakenly replaced the face of the actual criminal with Kathy's facewhen remembering the crime.This is an example of

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This is an example of unconscious transference, where a witness mistakenly recalls an innocent person as the perpetrator due to their familiarity with that person. In this case, the witness remembered Kathy's face from the photo lineup and mistakenly associated it with the actual criminal they saw during the crime.

A Witness Identifies Kathy as the Perpetrator of a Crime