Eyewitnesses tend to be better at identifying members of their own ethnic group than person from other groups.This phenomenon is best explained by
A)memory decay.
B)the disuse theory of forgetting.
C)the tendency to categorize strangers in general terms.
D)the tendency to repress traumatic encounters.

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This phenomenon is known as the "own-race bias" or "cross-race effect," and it is generally explained by the cognitive tendency to categorize strangers into general categories based on their race or ethnicity. When we encounter people from our own group, we have more experience and familiarity with their specific facial features, expressions, and mannerisms, which makes it easier to recognize and remember them. With people from other groups, we may rely more heavily on those general mental categories, which can lead to poorer recognition and recall.

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