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Rod Lindsay and His Colleagues (1981)staged a Calculator Theft Witnessed

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Rod Lindsay and his colleagues (1981) staged a calculator theft witnessed by students.In one experimental condition,it was relatively easy to identify the perpetrator; in another condition,it was only moderately easy to identify the perpetrator; in a third condition,it was very difficult to correctly identify the thief.When student witnesses were asked to pick the suspect out of a photo lineup,


A) there was a discrepancy between witnesses' confidence and their accuracy.
B) eyewitness accuracy was generally poor and unaffected by viewing conditions.
C) confident witnesses were more accurate than those who weren't confident.
D) eyewitness accuracy remained relatively accurate across all conditions.
E) their accuracy increased as the viewing conditions improved.

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