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Reliability of Eyewitness Accounts
A key witness in a trial provides testimony about an event that occurred several months ago. Based on your understanding of how memories are retrieved, evaluate the potential reliability of this testimony. In your answer, explain the cognitive process that can cause a person's recollection of an event to change over time, even when they are trying to be completely truthful.
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