Edexcel A-Level Psychology A2 6.1.4 Reliability of Eyewitness Memory Topic Practice

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Francesco witnessed a robbery in his local shop. Three men entered the shop and held two employees at gun point. They stole money and valuables from the shop and then ran towards a parked car that drove them away.

Francesco was interviewed by the police at the scene. He could not recall much about what the three men looked like, but he could recall their weapons.

Describe why Francesco may have been unable to remember what the three men looked like.

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