During a confession, suspects often avoid details that are embarrassing or what?

• A. Unimportant
• B. Irrelevant
• C. Difficult to acknowledge
• D. Obvious

Answer: (C)

During a confession, people tend to omit details that are embarrassing or difficult to admit. This happens because admitting wrongdoing while preserving a positive self-image creates psychological discomfort. When admitting something that would reveal fault or vulnerability, a person experiences cognitive dissonance, so they selectively withhold parts that are hard to acknowledge. That makes the embarrassing or hard-to-acknowledge details the ones most often left out. Details that are unimportant or obviously known aren’t the focus of this avoidance, and information that is straightforward to state is typically included.