Bob was attacked by a drunken man with a knife.According to information presented in Chapter 5, it is possible that the presence of this weapon affected Bob's memory of

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According to Chapter 5, the presence of a weapon, such as a knife, can create a focus of attention on the weapon itself rather than on the perpetrator's face or what they are saying. Therefore, Bob's memory of both the perpetrator's face and what they said could have been affected by the presence of the knife.

Bob Was Attacked by a Drunken Man with a Knife