'Witnesses to violent crimes often experience acute stress that affects recall accuracy. Research shows stress narrows attention, causing witnesses to focus on the weapon while peripheral details are less accurately recalled.' What is the weapon focus effect?
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A
Witnesses remember weapons more accurately than they appeared
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B
Stress causes witnesses to focus on a weapon while remembering fewer peripheral details
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C
Officers focus too much on weapon recovery
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D
Weapons make witnesses too scared to provide information