Which Statement About Witnesses Is False

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which statement about witnesses is false?

• A)Witnesses are often more confident in their knowledge of what happened than they are accurate.
• B)Witnesses rarely withhold information or provide it for ulterior motives, which is why officers can trust them as a source of information.
• C)What witnesses think they see is a function of what they expected to see, what they wanted to see, and what they actually saw.
• D)Many witnesses see only a part of the commission of a crime but testify as though they witnessed the entire event.

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