Which Conclusion Is Not Consistent with Research on Confessions

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which conclusion is not consistent with research on confessions?

• A)Confessions are discounted more by jurors who see a videotape that focuses on the interrogator instead of the defendant.
• B)When false evidence is presented by an interrogator,suspects are not only more likely to confess to a crime they did not commit but also to believe this confession.
• C)Jurors often fully discount a defendant's confession if they learn that the confession was obtained while the defendant was being physically threatened by police.
• D)Police detectives use an average of five to six tactics when trying to obtain a confession.

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