PrepTest 121, Section 2, Question 27
Leading questions—questions worded in such a way as(469 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(11 more words not shown)
- AThe tendency of(26 more words not shown)
- BLeading questions asked(25 more words not shown)
- CThe memory processes(23 more words not shown)
- DThe risk of(27 more words not shown)
- EThe traditional grounds(23 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
This is a broad inference question. We know that memory gaps and later suggestions can combine to produce errors, and that time makes memories more vulnerable. I'll check the specific relationships the choices assert rather than predict one precise sentence.
Working the answers
- A
The account doesn't establish that emotional involvement has no relationship to these errors. An example of a shocked witness isn't a study showing no correlation.
- B
The writer discusses safeguards against courtroom questions and continuing risks from earlier ones. That doesn't rank which location's questions are more likely to produce inaccurate testimony.
- C
The reinforcement process is relevant to the explanation. The second paragraph says nonconflicting information is processed similarly whether it reinforces a detail or fills a gap. That similarity helps explain how a suggestion can be incorporated, even though reinforcing an accurate detail isn't itself an error.
- DCorrect
Time supplies the connection. As an event becomes more distant, recollection is more likely to become vague or incomplete, increasing the risk of error. At the same time, suggested information is more likely to blend into those weakened memories. The risks rise together.
- E
The studies reinforce the concern that motivates excluding leading questions. They don't undermine the grounds for that safeguard.
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