In a study by Lassiter and his colleagues (2007), it was found that when judges and police officers viewed tapes of interrogations, they were likely to find the confession of a suspect more voluntary when the interrogation camera

a. only showed the detective.
b. only showed the suspect.
c. showed both the detective and suspect.
d. had only sound.


Answer: B

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