Which Statement About Eyewitness Testimony Is FALSE

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which statement about eyewitness testimony is FALSE?

• A) In 2012 the Canadian Judicial Council explained that wrongful convictions happen when eyewitnesses are biased or pressured to convict.
• B) In the United States, mistaken identification played a role in 72 percent of the 307 cases of DNA exoneration.
• C) Evidence in the form of mistaken eyewitness identification is the number one source of wrongful convictions.
• D) In a study that looked at 347 cases where eyewitness testimony was the only evidence, about half of the convictions had only one eyewitness.

Interpret the significance levels and p-values in hypothesis testing.

Understand and calculate the obtained value and test statistic in t-tests.

Identify how the sample size relates to degrees of freedom and the t-test.

Comprehend the impact of order of scores on the calculation of t values.

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Definitions:

Offspring-Offspring Conflict

A situation in which siblings compete for resources or parental investment, often leading to conflict within families.

Parental Care

Behavioral and physiological activities exhibited by animals towards their offspring to enhance their survival.

Siblings Competing

The rivalry or competition that occurs between siblings for resources such as food, attention, or parental care.

Grandmother Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that the presence and assistance of grandmothers can increase the survival chances of grandchildren, influencing human evolution.