You Are an Assistant District Attorney Trying to Decide Which

question 61

Multiple Choice

You are an assistant district attorney trying to decide which suspect to try for a burglary case.Each of four eyewitnesses picked a different suspect from a photo lineup.Based on research conducted by Read,Connoly,& Turtle,2001) ,which eyewitness would you find most credible?

• A)Beth,who carefully compared each of the faces against the others
• B)Gene,who had discussed the characteristics of the suspect with other witnesses
• C)Edward,who has just provided a written description of the suspect
• D)Diana,who reported that the suspect's face just "popped out" at her
• E)Larry,who took longer than the other witnesses to pick his suspect

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