Question

Dozens of people witness a purse snatching. One of the eyewitnesses loudly yells "the man with the blue shirt did it." Later, when questioned by police, several other eyewitnesses remember the purse snatcher wearing a blue shirt, even though the purse snatcher was a woman in flowered dress. This is an example of ________: the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories. A. sexism B. suggestibility C. recognition D. reconstruction

Answer 1

Answer:This is an example of suggestibility

Explanation:

Suggestibility occurs when someone makes a suggestion that seems reasonable enough to be true eventhough it may not be true we may find ourselves inclined to use that suggestion in order to bridge the gap in our own memories as we try to remember the information about the same situation.

One of the eyewitness yelled the blue shirt when the bag was snatched it is very likely that others believe he must have seen the person so they all use this suggestion as they testify and that is the effect of suggestibility