You Are an Assistant District Attorney Trying to Decide Which

question 18

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 Dunning and Stern (1994) , which eyewitness would you find most credible?

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

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