Patricia is a defense attorney. Her job requires her to confront witnesses about the limits of their memory capabilities. In addition, as a defense attorney Patricia is motivated to make the witnesses "slip-up" or even distort their memories of the events her client is being accused of.
-Patricia is often accused by the opposing attorney that she is asking leading questions that affect the witness' memory.According to the opposing attorney,the witness' memory is affected by ______ which is a memory sin of ________.

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Suggestibility refers to the tendency of witnesses to be influenced by leading questions, which can affect their memory of the event. Commission refers to the creation of false memories, which can also be influenced by leading questions. Therefore, the opposing attorney is accusing Patricia of leading the witness, which could result in suggestibility and commission memory sins. Option B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not accurately match the memory sin with the type of influence that is occurring from the leading questions.

Patricia Is a Defense Attorney