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Which of the following is true when it comes to coerced internalization?

Correct answer: D. Situational stress, individual factors and current psychological state can all combine to trigger suggestibility to misleading information on the part of the suspect, and so produce a false confession.

  • A. The essential element in a coerced- internalized confession is the suspect's memory for events is correct and that the police version must therefore be false.
  • B. This type of confession is the direct opposite of cognitive dissonance.
  • C. Gudjonsson's notion of interrogative suggestibility consider the extent to which people still maintain their responses despite intenseing.
  • D. Situational stress, individual factors and current psychological state can all combine to trigger suggestibility to misleading information on the part of the suspect, and so produce a false confession.

Explanation

Coerced internalization can arise when situational pressure, personal vulnerability, and the suspect’s current psychological state make misleading information believable, producing a false confession. The other statements incorrectly describe memory, cognitive dissonance, or interrogative suggestibility.

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