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,and has mistakenly replaced the face of the actual criminal with Kathy's face when remembering the crime.What is this an example of?

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This is an example of unconscious transference, where the witness mistakenly identifies an innocent person as the perpetrator by confusing them with someone else they saw around the same time. In this case, the witness saw Kathy's picture in the lineup and unconsciously transferred her image onto the memory of the actual criminal.

A Witness Identifies Kathy as the Perpetrator of a Crime