Six-year-old Corey is a witness to a crime, and he has been asked to view a lineup. Unfortunately, the true perpetrator is not in the lineup. Researchers would predict that Corey, as compared to adults,

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Laila Finley

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8 September, 23:48

Six-year-old Corey is a witness to a crime, and he has been asked to view a lineup. Unfortunately, the true perpetrator is not in the lineup. Researchers would predict that Corey, as compared to adults,

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Ernest Mckay · Answer 1

Would be more likely to make a false positive error by identify an innocent person

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Six-year-old Corey is a witness to a crime, and he has been asked to view a lineup. Unfortunately, the true perpetrator is not in the lineup. Researchers would predict that Corey, Would be more likely to make a false positive error by identify an innocent person by choosing the wrong person as compare to an adults due to his age and because the true perpetrator is not in the lineup despite the fact that he is the witness to the crime.