Keep in Mind Experimental Research on Eyewitness Accuracy Conducted by Dunning

question 47

Multiple Choice

Keep in mind experimental research on eyewitness accuracy conducted by Dunning and Stern (1994) and Schooler and Engstler-Schooler (1990) .Now assume that you are a juror in a robbery trial.All things being equal,of which of the following eyewitnesses should you be most skeptical?

• A)Mr.Latz,who had a good view of the robber
• B)Mr.Bluse,who watched the crime take place from outside the bank
• C)Mrs.Jones,who remembers that the robber had a beard
• D)Ms.Mabry,a bank teller who immediately wrote down a description of the robber
• E)Mr.Collins,a guard who picked the robber out of a sequential lineup

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