Tracy Witnessed Two Men Holding Up a Bank, Both Wearing

Multiple Choice

Tracy witnessed two men holding up a bank, both wearing camouflage pants. When questioned about the crime, she had a good recall for the pants and described these pants in detail to the policemen. When she was questioned about the crime a month later, she still remembered the pants but had a poor recall for other details. This phenomenon is known as:

A) decay theory.
B) retrieval inhibition.
C) unconscious transference.
D) the bystander effect.