Which of the following statements about eyewitness testimony is false?
A) Eyewitnesses' certainty about what they have seen is closely related to their accuracy.
B) Confident witnesses are more believable to jurors than those lacking confidence.
C) Incorrect witnesses are virtually as confident as correct witnesses.
D) In the United States alone, some 80,000 trials a year hinge on eyewitness testimony.
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