Researchers Recommend That a Person Conducting a Lineup Should Tell

question 26

Multiple Choice

Researchers recommend that a person conducting a lineup should tell the witness that the culprit may or may not be present in the lineup. Without this instruction, what tends to happen?

• A)False identifications tend to decrease.
• B)The eyewitness may feel the pressure to choose someone.
• C)The eyewitness may assume that their task is to pick someone so tends to choose the person who most resembles the person they witnessed.
• D)None of these are correct.

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