When presented with a lineup, Alexis was able to identify the perpetrator of a robbery she had witnessed. She was not sure of her identification at first, but when the investigator mentioned that another witness had also chosen 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 is an example of the post-identification feedback effect, where confirmation from others can increase confidence in a witness's identification, even if it was not initially strong. The other options do not fit the scenario described. Scripts refer to pre-existing mental frameworks for certain situations, while unconscious transference refers to mistakenly identifying a familiar person as the perpetrator. Bias-reducing instructions are given to prevent errors in identification but are not relevant to this example.

When Presented with a Lineup, Alexis Was Able to Identify