Which statement below is NOT true, based on the results of memory research?
A) Suggestion can create false memories for events that occurred when a person was a young child.
B) Suggestion can create false memories for an event that a person has experienced just recently.
C) Although eyewitness testimony is often faulty, people who have just viewed a videotape of a crime are quite accurate at picking the "perpetrator" from a lineup.
D) Many miscarriages of justice have occurred based on faulty eyewitness testimony.

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The statement that people who have just viewed a videotape of a crime are quite accurate at picking the "perpetrator" from a lineup is not true. Research has shown that even when someone is sure they recognize the perpetrator, they are often wrong. Eyewitness testimony is often faulty and subject to memory distortion.

Which Statement Below Is NOT True, Based on the Results