A witness may select a photo of a suspect from police files or see a photo in the news. Later, the witness identifies the suspect in a lineup or in court. Did the witness really remember the suspect from the scene of the crime? Or was it from the more recently seen photograph? This illustrates the problem of
A)false memories.
B)eidetic imagery.
C)implicit priming.
D)semantic memories.

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This scenario illustrates the problem of false memories, where a person may remember events or details that did not actually occur or confuse their source, such as identifying a suspect based on a photograph seen after the crime rather than from memory of the crime scene itself.

A Witness May Select a Photo of a Suspect from Police