Which of the following is NOT a way that police lineups and the process of witness identification have been influenced by cognitive psychology
a. we inform the victim that the suspect may not be in the lineup
b. lineups are now smaller than they were originally to give victims a better chance to attend to each suspect individually
c. we try to make sure that distractors (other non-suspects in the lineup) are similar enough so that the process of elimination isn't possible
d. we do not rely on the victims confidence in identifying the suspect
Answer: b. lineups are now smaller than they were originally to give victims a better chance to attend to each suspect individually
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