In court, the prosecuting attorney asks an eyewitness several very leading questions.Such questioning is most likely to cause which of the following memory problems?

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Leading questions can cause source monitoring errors, where the witness may falsely recall information that was suggested in the question as their own memory. For example, if the prosecutor asks "Did you see the defendant holding the gun?" the witness may falsely remember seeing the defendant holding a gun even if they did not originally remember it that way.

In Court, the Prosecuting Attorney Asks an Eyewitness Several Very