(Solved): Jennifer Thompson confidently identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker, but DNA later proved he was ...

Jennifer Thompson confidently identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker, but DNA later proved he was innocent. Which of the following best explains what psychological processes caused the mistaken conviction and later confidence in the false memory? She picked the person in the lineup who looked most like her memory of the attacker, and when police later said, "That's the same one you picked before," she took it as confirmation that she was right - which strengthened her confidence and memory for the wrong face.

Her memory improved each time she retold her story, which naturally increased her accuracy.

Her stress levels during the attack caused complete amnesia for the event, and later feedback re-implanted the real memory.

Police told her new false details about the crime, creating a misinformation effect.