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kaid0807

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Which of the following is NOT a recommendation that social psychologists have made about how the police should conduct lineups?
 
  a. Make sure everyone in the lineup resembles the witness's description of the suspect.
  b. Tell the witness that the person suspected of the crime may or may not be in the lineup.
  c. Before seeing the lineup, have the witness reconstruct the face of the suspect, using face-composite computer programs.
  d. Don't assume that on witnesses know whether their selections were biased.

Question 2

Which of the following is LEAST true about eyewitness testimony?
 
  a. Jurors and law enforcement professionals rely heavily on eyewitness testimony when they are deciding whether someone is guilty.
  b. Jurors tend to overestimate the accuracy of eyewitnesses.
  c. People are better at recognizing faces of people of their own race than faces of people of different races.
  d. Writing down a description of someone you saw will make it easier for you to recognize that person later.


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Eunice618

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


kaid0807

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

Sarahjh

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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