Multiple Choice
Loftus (1974,1983) conducted a mock trial-study in which she presented the participants with a robbery scenario followed by either physical evidence,eyewitness testimony,or both.Her results suggest that
A) participants were more likely to render a guilty verdict based on physical evidence than eyewitness testimony.
B) participants were more likely to render a guilty verdict based on eyewitness testimony than physical evidence.
C) participants only rendered a guilty verdict when provided with both physical evidence and eyewitness testimony.
D) participants who were given physical evidence rendered the same amount of guilty verdicts as participants who were given eyewitness testimony.
E) participants could not decide on a verdict if they were only given eyewitness testimony.
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