In a classic study on this topic, Leichtman and Ceci (1995) investigated the suggestibility of child witnesses.They used children aged 3-6 as participants.In the study, a man-a confederate of the researchers-named "Sam Stone" came to visit the children's pre-school class.Leichtman and Ceci found that:
A)many children thought Sam Stone was a bad man.
B)children's memory for the event was never accurate.
C)most children were able to later distinguish Sam Stone's face from other faces.
D)some children misremembered key details of Sam Stone's visit.

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Leichtman and Ceci found that some children misremembered key details of Sam Stone's visit, suggesting that child witnesses may be susceptible to suggestion and their memories may not be entirely accurate.

In a Classic Study on This Topic, Leichtman and Ceci