Loftus (1974) gave subjects a description of an armed robbery. Eighteen percent presented with only circumstantial evidence convicted the defendant. When an eyewitness' identification was provided in addition to the circumstantial evidence, what percentage convicted the defendant?

A. 18% of the jurors convicted him
B. 25% of the jurors convicted him
C. 42% of the jurors convicted him
D. 72% of the jurors convicted him


D

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