A Witness Identifies an Innocent Person Seen Somewhere Else as the Perpetrator

Multiple Choice

A witness identifies an innocent person seen somewhere else as the perpetrator of a crime. The main reason for this mistake in memory occurring is that

A) new information tends to "overwrite" semantic memories.
B) people often cannot remember the source of a memory.
C) procedural memories are easily confused by similar information.
D) the serial position effect is causing the incorrect retrieval.