Courtney Is Called to the Witness Stand to Testify as an Eyewitness

question 164

Multiple Choice

Courtney is called to the witness stand to testify as an eyewitness against a man accused of first-degree murder. The lawyer interrogating her asks a series of questions about the alleged murderer. The lawyer throws in a question, asking Courtney to describe the tattoo on the left shoulder of the accused man. This question is false-there is no tattoo. The lawyer is using the question to try to discredit Courtney, who says that the tattoo was small and hard to see in detail. The most likely reason for Courtney's mistake is:

• A)change bias.
• B)suggestibility.
• C)false recognition.
• D)transience.

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Imperfectly Competitive

describes markets where individual sellers have some control over the price of their products due to lack of perfect competition.