You are an assistant district attorney trying to decide which suspect to try for a burglary case. Each of four eyewitnesses picked a different suspect from a photo lineup
Based on research conducted by Dunning and Stern (1994), which eyewitness would you find most credible?
a. Beth, who carefully compared each of the faces against the others
b. Diana, who reported that the suspect's face just "popped out" at her
c. Edward, who has just provided a written description of the suspect
d. Larry, who took longer than the other witnesses to pick his suspect
Answer: B
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