A study by Lassiter and his colleagues (2007)found that when judges and police officers viewed tapes of interrogations,they were more likely to find the confession of a suspect voluntary when the camera focused only on the suspect.Why?

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The perceptual salience of the suspect, when the camera focuses solely on them, triggers the correspondence bias. This bias leads observers to attribute the suspect's behavior more to their personal dispositions and underestimates the situational pressures, such as the interrogation tactics used, which might make the confession seem more voluntary.

A Study by Lassiter and His Colleagues (2007)found That When