Two friends, John and Roger, witness a man steal a woman's purse. Both John and Roger get a good look at the perpetrator and call the police to report the crime. When John and Roger go down to the police station to give an account of what they saw, they are told that the police have arrested a suspect and would like both men to identify the suspect out of a lineup. John goes first. While Roger is waiting for his turn to identify the suspect, a police officer asks Roger to describe what the individual looked like that he had witnessed earlier. What is the likely outcome of this?
a. Roger will be more likely to pick the correct suspect than John
b. John will be more likely to pick the correct suspect than Roger
c. John and Roger will be equally likely to pick the correct suspect out of the lineup
d. None of the above statements are true
Answer: b. John will be more likel to pick the correct suspect than Roger
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