False positives occur when a person incorrectly "matches" a stimulus not in memory with one in memory that is just similar enough to lead the person to make a false identification. One major problem with eyewitness testimony is that __________.
A) extinction of auditory memories causes the witness to forget what was said
B) witnesses are prone to habituate to the courtroom and forget what happened
C) false positives can cause eyewitness testimony to be quite inaccurate
D) there is usually some sort of unconscious motivation to provide inaccurate information

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False positives can cause eyewitness testimony to be quite inaccurate. There is no evidence that extinction of auditory memories or habituation to the courtroom are major problems with eyewitness testimony, and there is no reason to assume that there is usually unconscious motivation to provide inaccurate information.

False Positives Occur When a Person Incorrectly "Matches" a Stimulus