When presented with circumstantial evidence and no eyewitnesses to a robbery-murder case,Elizabeth Loftus found that 18% of her participants voted to convict the suspect.Presented with the same information plus one eyewitness,_____ of participants voted to convict.

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Elizabeth Loftus's research demonstrated that the presence of an eyewitness significantly increases the likelihood of conviction, with 72% of participants voting to convict when an eyewitness is added to the circumstantial evidence.

When Presented with Circumstantial Evidence and No Eyewitnesses to a Robbery-Murder