A Witness May Select a Photo of a Suspect from Police

Multiple Choice

A witness may select a photo of a suspect from police files or see a photo in the news. Later, the witness identifies the suspect in a lineup or in court. Did the witness really remember the suspect from the scene of the crime? Or was it from the more recently seen photograph? This illustrates the problem of

A) false memories.
B) eidetic imagery.
C) implicit priming.
D) semantic memories.