A witness to a bank robbery was interviewed and asked to provide details about the suspect's race, age, facial characteristics, height, weight, and clothing. Sometime later, the witness was interviewed again and asked to provide additional details. Which would the witness be least likely to recall?

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The witness's memory of verbal statements made by the suspect is less likely to be accurate than their memory of the suspect's physical appearance or clothing. Verbal information is harder to retain in memory than visual information.

A Witness to a Bank Robbery Was Interviewed and Asked