Raul saw a car crash on the way to campus. Yosep participated in a psychology experiment in which he saw a film of a car crash. How accurate would you expect Raul and Yosep's memories to be, given the research on event memory?
A) Yosep's memory will be more accurate than Raul's memory.
B) Raul's memory will be more accurate than Yosep's memory.
C) Raul and Yosep will have equally accurate memories.
D) Yosep's memory will be more accurate but Raul's memory will be more vivid.

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Raul's memory is likely to be more accurate because he witnessed the event firsthand, whereas Yosep's memory may be influenced by the artificial nature of the experiment and the lack of emotional involvement.

Raul Saw a Car Crash on the Way to Campus