The tendency of persons being surveyed to give polite or socially desirable answers is known as the
a. Barnum effect.
b. courtesy bias.
c. experimenter bias.
d. self-fulfilling prophecy.
ANSWER: b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In a recent review of cases of defendants who had been wrongfully convicted, ____% included testimony from eyewitnesses who had made mistaken identifications
A. 13 B. 26 C. 84 D. 71