Author Question: In general, which of the following best summarizes how convincing eyewitness testimony is to jurors? ... (Read 115 times)

karlynnae · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In general, which of the following best summarizes how convincing eyewitness testimony is to jurors?

a. Not very convincingeven when jurors have reason to believe that the eyewitness had good opportunity to study the criminal's appearance
b. Not very convincingunless the eyewitness is reporting having seen a good friend, relative, or other highly familiar person commit a crime
c. Very convincingunless jurors have reason to believe that the eyewitness had impaired vision at the time of the crime
d. Very convincingeven when jurors have reason to believe that the eyewitness had impaired vision at the time of the crime

Question 2

In the ____ lineup procedure, witnesses view each lineup member in turn, making a decision about whether that lineup member is the culprit before viewing the next member of the lineup.

a. simultaneous
b. signal detection
c. sequential
d. decision-based