Regarding Eyewitness Testimony, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE?​

question 55

Multiple Choice

Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

• A) ​DNA evidence hasexonerated less than 20 percent of people who were wrongfully convicted of a major crime in the United States based on eyewitness testimony.
• B) ​Being highly confident of one's eyewitness testimony is not a good predictor of how accurate this testimony will be.
• C) ​Too many jurors tend to assume that eyewitness testimony is nearly infallible with U.S.judges also being vulnerable to overoptimism regarding eyewitness testimony.
• D) ​Eyewitness accuracy is virtually the same for witnessing a crime as it is for being a victim.

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