When it comes to eyewitness identifications in police lineups, sequential lineups are generally preferred to simultaneous lineups-especially when witnesses ____.
A) do not know how many people are in the lineup
B) are told in advance how many people are in the lineup
C) are asked to rate the similarity of each person in the lineup to the criminal
D) are asked to rank each person in the lineup in order of his or her similarity to the criminal

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When witnesses do not know how many people are in the lineup, sequential lineups are preferred to avoid the witness feeling pressured to choose someone even if they are not completely sure. In simultaneous lineups, there is a higher likelihood of mistaken identifications or false positive identifications, which can lead to wrongful convictions.

When It Comes to Eyewitness Identifications in Police Lineups, Sequential