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11 Sep 2019, 03:05
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Studies of the reliability of eyewitness identifications show little correlation between the accuracy of a witness's account and the confidence the witness has in the account. Certain factors can increase or undermine a witness's confidence without altering the accuracy of the identification. Therefore, police officers are advised to disallow suspect lineups in which witnesses can hear one another identifying suspects.
Which one of the following is a principle underlying the advice given to police officers?
A. The confidence people have in what they remember having seen is affected by their awareness of what other people claim to have seen.
B. Unless an eyewitness is confronted with more than one suspect at a time, the accuracy of his or her statements cannot be trusted.
C. If several eyewitnesses all identify the same suspect in a lineup, it is more likely that the suspect committed the crime than if only one eyewitness identifies the suspect.
D. Police officers are more interested in the confidence witnesses have when testifying than in the accuracy of that testimony.
E. The accuracy of an eyewitness account is doubtful if the eyewitness contradicts what other eyewitnesses claim to have seen.
Which one of the following is a principle underlying the advice given to police officers?
A. The confidence people have in what they remember having seen is affected by their awareness of what other people claim to have seen.
B. Unless an eyewitness is confronted with more than one suspect at a time, the accuracy of his or her statements cannot be trusted.
C. If several eyewitnesses all identify the same suspect in a lineup, it is more likely that the suspect committed the crime than if only one eyewitness identifies the suspect.
D. Police officers are more interested in the confidence witnesses have when testifying than in the accuracy of that testimony.
E. The accuracy of an eyewitness account is doubtful if the eyewitness contradicts what other eyewitnesses claim to have seen.
24 Sep 2019, 01:11
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Hi Bunuel,
Why is D not correct in this question ?
Since the premise clearly establish that confidence of witness has no relation to accuracy.
Even after that the conclusion says that witnesses should not be present next to each other from where they can hear each other.
Please let me know the flaw in my understanding of the question
Why is D not correct in this question ?
Since the premise clearly establish that confidence of witness has no relation to accuracy.
Even after that the conclusion says that witnesses should not be present next to each other from where they can hear each other.
Please let me know the flaw in my understanding of the question
22 Jun 2020, 04:41
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Type: Find the assumption
Conclusion: police officers are advised to disallow suspect lineups in which witnesses can hear one another identifying suspects.
Supporting premises: A change in the witnesses' confidence has little or no correlation with the accuracy of the eyewitness account.
In other words, we need to find a reason why the police officers were given that piece of advice.
A. The confidence people have in what they remember having seen is affected by their awareness of what other people claim to have seen. - what (A) essentially implies is that ''external influence'' affects the confidence of the witnesses over the ''accuracy'' of their own accounts. This helps explain why the officers were advised to discontinue suspect lineups in which eye witnesses could hear one another (i.e. expose themselves to ''external influence'') as they identified a suspect. Therefore, (A) is the right answer choice.
B. Unless an eyewitness is confronted with more than one suspect at a time, the accuracy of his or her statements cannot be trusted.
C. If several eyewitnesses all identify the same suspect in a lineup, it is more likely that the suspect committed the crime than if only one eyewitness identifies the suspect.
D. Police officers are more interested in the confidence witnesses have when testifying than in the accuracy of that testimony.
E. The accuracy of an eyewitness account is doubtful if the eyewitness contradicts what other eyewitnesses claim to have seen. - ''contradiction'' of statements is not considered (out of scope) in this passage.
Conclusion: police officers are advised to disallow suspect lineups in which witnesses can hear one another identifying suspects.
Supporting premises: A change in the witnesses' confidence has little or no correlation with the accuracy of the eyewitness account.
In other words, we need to find a reason why the police officers were given that piece of advice.
A. The confidence people have in what they remember having seen is affected by their awareness of what other people claim to have seen. - what (A) essentially implies is that ''external influence'' affects the confidence of the witnesses over the ''accuracy'' of their own accounts. This helps explain why the officers were advised to discontinue suspect lineups in which eye witnesses could hear one another (i.e. expose themselves to ''external influence'') as they identified a suspect. Therefore, (A) is the right answer choice.
B. Unless an eyewitness is confronted with more than one suspect at a time, the accuracy of his or her statements cannot be trusted.
C. If several eyewitnesses all identify the same suspect in a lineup, it is more likely that the suspect committed the crime than if only one eyewitness identifies the suspect.
D. Police officers are more interested in the confidence witnesses have when testifying than in the accuracy of that testimony.
