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natalie2426

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The tendency for the presence of a weapon to draw attention and impair a witness's ability to identify a culprit is called the
 
  a. weapon-focus effect.
  b. distraction effect.
  c. inattention phenomenon.
  d. CSI effect.

Question 2

Research findings regarding dehumanization indicate that
 
  a. people tend to process out group faces in a manner similar to their processing of nonhuman objects.
  b. dehumanization of out groups is typically associated with reactions of greater empathy.
  c. only members of the racial majority tend to be aware of cultural associations between racial minority groupmembers and particular animal characteristics.
 d. it has occurred in every culture in every time era in recorded history.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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