You and a friend are sitting in the dorm watching a televised trial. A witness currently on the stand repeats several times that he saw the defendant leaving the murder scene and that he is sure. Your friend comments, "Well, that about does it. If he says the defendant did it and is confident about it, then that's it!" What do you say?
A. "Eyewitness testimony is very reliable."
B. "Accuracy of an eyewitness is usually very high."
C. "Confidence of an eyewitness is strongly related to accuracy of the testimony."
D. "Don't be so quick. There is a weak relationship between confidence of the eyewitness and the accuracy of the testimony."
Answer: D
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