A mechanic at a truck rental office described a muscular man with a baseball cap and black T -shirt as the person who rented the truck that was eventually used in the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City
However, Timothy McVeigh was convicted, most likely worked alone, and did not resemble that description at all. The mechanic realized he had been confused and instead had described an innocent man who was at the truck rental office the day before McVeigh appeared there. This is a real-world example of faulty
a. questioning of eyewitnesses.
b. acquisition of relevant information.
c. source monitoring.
d. retrieval of relevant information.
Answer: C
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