People are especially bad eyewitnesses when:
A) they do not feel confident about their testimony
B) the person who committed the crime is of the same race as the eyewitness
C) they are asked to recall an event that occurred in the real world
D) the person who committed the crime is of a different race than the eyewitness

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Research has shown that people are more likely to incorrectly identify someone of a different race than their own, so eyewitness testimony is less reliable when the perpetrator is of a different race than the witness.

People Are Especially Bad Eyewitnesses When