Marina and Jay have been asked to serve as eyewitnesses to a hit-and-run case that they encountered on their way to work. When the law enforcement agent asks Marina the speed at which the car hit the victim, she estimates that the car was traveling at a very high speed, which caused the victim to be thrown at a distance. However, when the agent asks Jay the speed at which the car bumped into the victim, Jay estimates that the car was navigating the busy neighborhood very slowly. What could be the reason for the discrepancy in the speeds reported by Marina and Jay?
a. There was a retrieval error in their memory.
b. They encountered misleading questions.
c. There was a storage error in their respective memories.
d. They experienced change blindness.
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