What Was the Purpose of Kassin and Kiechel's (1996)study Using

question 22

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of Kassin and Kiechel's (1996) study using computers and confederates?

• A) to illustrate the use by police of false incriminating evidence
• B) to demonstrate the effect of peer pressure in obtaining false confessions
• C) to illustrate the use by the police of the "good cop/bad cop" routine
• D) to demonstrate that everyday subjects will confess to an undesirable action that they did not commit

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