Jenna is serving on a jury. A witness has just identified the defendant as the person who committed the crime. Having read the Linkages section of the memory chapter, Jenna knows she can have confidence in the identification if the witness ____.
a. can accurately remember irrelevant details about the situation
b. can accurately describe the surroundings in which the crime occurred
c. cannot accurately remember details about the crime
d. cannot remember details about the surroundings
Question 2
Lester is testifying against a person accused of robbery. Lester recalls with precise detail the number of people in the bank and what they looked like, the weather outside, and the song playing on the radio. He also provides details about the bank robbery itself. If you are a juror, you should ____.
a. believe Lester's testimony because of its detail
b. believe Lester's testimony only if he presents the details in a confident manner
c. be skeptical of Lester's testimony because of what you know from research on divided attention
d. be skeptical of Lester's testimony because of what you know of implicit memory
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