Keeping in Mind the Research of Patricia Tollestrup and Her

question 44

Multiple Choice

Keeping in mind the research of Patricia Tollestrup and her colleagues (1994) who studied the accuracy of victims of and eyewitnesses to actual crimes,all other things being equal,which robber below is most likely to be correctly identified by eyewitnesses?

• A)Max,who is balding
• B)Jeremy,who has a beard
• C)Tim,who has red hair
• D)Dean,who has blonde hair
• E)Curtis,who is in a lineup

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