When presented with a lineup, Morgan was able to identify the perpetrator of the robbery she had witnessed. She was not sure of her identification at first, but when the investigator mentioned that another witness also chose the same suspect, her confidence that she remembered the perpetrator well grew close to 100%. This is an illustration of:

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This scenario illustrates the post-identification feedback effect, where feedback after an identification (e.g., being told another witness identified the same person) increases the witness's confidence in their identification, regardless of the accuracy of that identification.

When Presented with a Lineup, Morgan Was Able to Identify