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P68T · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Kwame, a noted psychologist, has been called as an expert witness in a trial. Kwame is least likely to provide which testimony?

a. Alcoholic intoxication can impair ability to recall events.
b. Police instructions can influence an eyewitness's confidence.
c. Eyewitness confidence is not a good predictor of accuracy.
d. Hypnosis increases the accuracy of eyewitness memory.

Question 2

Fein and Spencer (1997) conducted a study in which participants evaluated a job applicant whom they believed to be either Jewish or non-Jewish. Which statement about this study is false?

a. Participants were more likely to discriminate against the Jewish applicant when they had previously beengiven negative feedback about their own abilities.
b. Participants who were able to avoid discriminating against the Jewish applicant demonstrated the biggestboost to their own self-esteem.
c. The study was conducted on a campus where negative stereotypes about Jewish women were pervasive.
d. Their results provide supporting evidence for one of the basic predictions of social identity theory.