PrepTest 121, Section 2, Question 24
Leading questions—questions worded in such a way as(469 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(10 more words not shown)
- AIn witnessing what(14 more words not shown)
- BWhich aspects of(13 more words not shown)
- CCan the stress(16 more words not shown)
- DDo different people(9 more words not shown)
- EWhen is it(13 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We need a question the account actually gives us enough information to answer. Several topics could be interesting to research, but that doesn't make them topics addressed here.
Working the answers
- A
The robbery illustrates a detail that could be legally important. It doesn't establish which types of crimes make people pay especially close attention to circumstantial details.
- B
No reluctance to testify is explained. The issue is the accuracy of what a witness remembers and reports.
- C
Courtroom stress isn't investigated as a cause of memory errors. Don't substitute that plausible concern for the effects of leading questions.
- D
We aren't comparing the memory abilities of different people. We're considering factors that make a remembered detail more vulnerable to alteration.
- ECorrect
Timing provides an answer: the farther someone is removed from an event, the greater the chance of vague or incomplete recollection. A more recent event is therefore more likely to be remembered accurately, other things being equal. The discussion of attention and central versus tangential details also identifies relevant conditions.
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