Instances Have Occurred in Which Witnesses Described a Criminal as Black

question 656

Multiple Choice

Instances have occurred in which witnesses described a criminal as black, tall, or young; then the lineup was held in which a suspect was the only African American among whites, the only tall suspect, or the only young person. Having situations like this would produce

• A)the serial position effect.
• B)false positives.
• C)proactive interference.
• D)memory consolidation.

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