In Their Literature Review of Research Studies on Eyewitness Identification

question 5

Multiple Choice

In their literature review of research studies on eyewitness identification, Valentine, Pickering, and Darling (2003) found that 40% of 640 actual witnesses were able to accurately identify the culprit. Which statement MOST accurately evaluates this evidence?

• A) The evidence provides weak support because the review was not based on the results of true experiments.
• B) The evidence would be stronger if it were based on the testimony of individual witnesses.
• C) The review provides high-quality, relevant evidence because it is based on a consensus of findings from scientific research on actual witnesses.
• D) The evidence provides weak support because the review did not find that all of the witnesses were inaccurate.

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