Criminal interrogators often tell the suspect that they have an eyewitness who agrees with them.According to the text,this tactic is
A) successful, because criminal interrogators never use it if there really isn't an eyewitness.
B) successful, because the suspect uses the eyewitness testimony in order to form an "accurate" judgment of whether he or she committed the crime.
C) not successful, because criminal interrogators sometimes use false evidence.
D) not successful, because more than one eyewitness testimony is necessary to influence the suspect.

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The tactic is successful because the suspect may rely on the supposed eyewitness testimony to form a judgment about their own involvement in the crime, even if the evidence is false.

Criminal Interrogators Often Tell the Suspect That They Have an Eyewitness