Cathy Witnesses a Carjacking

question 111

Multiple Choice

Cathy witnesses a carjacking. A few days later, she is called to the police station to identify the culprit from a lineup. Cathy is most likely to be accurate if

• A) the police tell her that the culprit is in the lineup.
• B) one of the men in the lineup resembles the description that Cathy had given the police, while the other men in the lineup look very different from that description.
• C) she is first presented with some mug shots and then views a lineup containing one of the men whose mug shot she has seen.
• D) she observes the suspect one at a time rather than together in a single lineup.

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Definitions:

Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information, located in the occipital lobe at the back of the brain.

Lower Visual Field

The portion of the visual field that is seen by the lower part of the retina, related to superior spatial resolution and mobility navigation.

Corpus Callosum

The large band of neural fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating interhemispheric communication.

Visual Fields

The total area or space that can be seen by the eyes when looking straight ahead, including peripheral vision.