In a study of 100 police officers in simulated high-stimulation settings, Vrij, van der Steen, and Koppelaar (1995) predicted that field-independent officers were most likely to:

A. pay more attention to surrounding noise and activity.
B. ignore facial expressions in complex photographs of people.
C. have difficulty giving a better description of a witnessed event.
D. be more accurate in deciding when to shoot.


Answer: D

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