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An eyewitness identified Ashtok from a lineup as the man who robbed the bookstore. As an employee of the store, Ashtok was present during the crime but was not the person who committed the crime. The eyewitness's false identification was most likely the result of
 
  a. the leniency bias.
  b. the misinformation effect.
  c. a familiarity-induced bias.
  d. the fundamental attribution error.

Question 2

Some border-town residents dislike illegal immigrants because they fear that the immigrants will take jobs away from them. These feelings can best be explained by
 
  a. social-role theory.
  b. social identity theory.
  c. social categorization theory.
  d. realistic conflict theory.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

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