Bias-Reducing Instructions Are Used to Assist Eyewitnesses to Be Accurate

Multiple Choice

Bias-reducing instructions are used to assist eyewitnesses to be accurate in their identification of a suspect. An example of such instructions, as noted in the text, is telling the eyewitness that:

A) "the true criminal might not be in the lineup or photo spread."
B) "the true criminal is probably in the lineup or photo spread."
C) "the entire case rests on the selection of someone in the lineup or photo spread."
D) "the detective has a strong feeling that one of the suspects is in the lineup or photo spread."