A witness identifies an innocent person seen somewhere else as the perpetrator of a crime

The main reason for this mistake in memory occurring is that
a. new information tends to "overwrite" semantic memories.
b. people often cannot remember the source of a memory.
c. procedural memories are easily confused by similar information.
d. the serial position effect is causing the incorrect retrieval.

ANSWER: b

Psychology

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