The problem with giving so much weight to eyewitness testimony in court is that

a. judges are reluctant to use it.
b. juries rarely believe the eyewitness.
c. reconstructions of events are deliberately altered.
d. it is frequently wrong.


D

Psychology

You might also like to view...

According to Lamarck, if an adult member of species develops a trait, such as powerful muscles, that make its survival more likely, the trait can be passed down to the adult’s offspring. This phenomenon is called:

a. survival of the fittest. b. the inheritance of acquired characteristics. c. natural selection. d. the law of effect.

Psychology

13-year old Debbie is attempting to jump off of the high diving board for the very first time. Though she does not have a pathological fear of heights, the concept of jumping off of a ten-meter board is very stressful for her

As she walks to the edge of the board, her heart begins to pound and she gets goosebumps on her skin. These responses refer to the __________ component of an emotion. a. expressive behavior b. affective relay c. cognitive experience d. physiological arousal

Psychology

Most of the laboratory research involving processing speed and memory retrieval has

documented that older adults: A) perform better than adults of previous generations. B) perform just as well as younger adults. C) show more deficits than younger adults. D) perform better in controlled lab-based than naturalistic studies.

Psychology

The Type C behavior pattern is a significant predictor of ______.

A) cancer B) mental illness C) coronary heart disease D) respiratory illnesses

Psychology