A Researcher Believes That Presenting Possible Suspects in a Lineup

question 37

Multiple Choice

A researcher believes that presenting possible suspects in a lineup one at a time instead of in a group would lead to more accurate identification of the true suspect.This belief represents a(n)

• A) hypothesis.
• B) independent variable.
• C) correlation.
• D) theory.

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Definitions:

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