Author Question: Margo was frightened and confused when a robber appeared at the convenience store where she works. ... (Read 63 times)

c0205847 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Margo was frightened and confused when a robber appeared at the convenience store where she works. It seemed that the only thing she could see was the gun he had pointed right in her face.

Later, when Margo serves as an eyewitness, she may not be reliable because of problems she had at the ________ stage of memory processing.
a. acquisition
b. storage
c. retrieval
d. attentional

Question 2

Which of the following is a factor that can hinder an eyewitness's memory during the acquisition stage?

a. poor lighting conditions
b. the event happens in full daylight
c. they were waiting and watching for a crime to happen
d. the event takes awhile