Research by Elizabeth Loftus shows that eyewitness recognition is very prone to what psychologists call __________.
A) a false positive
B) automatic encoding
C) a flashbulb memory
D) a recency effect

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Elizabeth Loftus's research suggests that eyewitness recognition is highly susceptible to false positives, which refer to instances where an individual identifies someone as the perpetrator of a crime even though they are not the actual culprit. This is often due to factors such as suggestion, leading questions, and post-event information.

Research by Elizabeth Loftus Shows That Eyewitness Recognition Is Very