Kirk Is Going to Be Called to the Witness Stand

question 56

Multiple Choice

Kirk is going to be called to the witness stand to give his eyewitness testimony regarding a murder.If Kirk first hears other eyewitness accounts,which of the following is most likely to happen?

• A) Hearing other accounts will make his testimony less accurate.
• B) Hearing other accounts will counteract the misinformation effect.
• C) Hearing other accounts will encourage him to be more accurate if the other eyewitnesses agree among themselves as to who the assailant was.
• D) Hearing other accounts will encourage him to be less accurate if the other eyewitnesses disagree among themselves as to who the assailant was.

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