Police Interrogators Often Assume That Persons Brought in for Questioning

question 125

Multiple Choice

Police interrogators often assume that persons brought in for questioning have important knowledge about the crime in question.If this leads an interrogator to ask questions that assume the guilt of a particular individual rather than asking questions that would exonerate him or her,__________ may occur.

• A)belief perseverance
• B)the availability heuristic
• C)confirmation bias
• D)the anchoring and adjustment heuristic

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