Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 6

In nearly 75% of 289 cases, wrongful convictions have been based on eyewitness testimony, which indicates that such testimony is not always (a) _____. Another problem is that the accuracy of an eyewitness is only moderately related to the how much (b) _____ the eyewitness feels. Eyewitnesses have difficulty identifying a suspect of another race; this is called (c) _____. Eyewitness testimony may not be reliable because witnesses may be influenced by officials who ask (d) _____ questions.