What Was the Final Result of the Case of Stovall

question 4

Multiple Choice

What was the final result of the case of Stovall v.Denno (1967) ?

• A)Stovall's conviction was overturned,based on inaccurate eyewitness testimony.
• B)Stovall's conviction was overturned,with the court declaring the eyewitness identification procedure to be prejudicial.
• C)Stovall's conviction was upheld,with the court maintaining the identification was not unnecessarily suggestive.
• D)Stovall's conviction was upheld,despite a ruling that the procedure was a violation of due process.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Perspective

An approach in psychology that focuses on the mental processes involved in knowledge acquisition, thinking, and understanding.

Predictions

Statements about future events or conditions that are expected to happen based on current evidence or hypotheses.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit similar responses.

Rescorla

A psychologist notable for his work with Robert A. Wagner on a model of classical conditioning that emphasizes the importance of the cognitive aspect of learning.