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Interviews and Eyewitness Identifications MCQ

Yerkes Dodson Law is the principle that fear and stress improve eyewitness performance up to a certain point but then become _____.

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Correct Answer: Counterproductive

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Weapon Focus Effect is a phenomenon whereby witnesses tend to focus exclusively on the presence of the _____ during the commission of a crime to the detriment of other details about the event.

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Correct Answer: Weapon

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Lineup procedure whereby subjects are viewed by a witness all at the same time is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Simultaneous Lineup

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Show Up Identification is a method of eyewitness identification that involves a witness viewing a suspect shortly after the crime occurred.

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Correct Answer: True

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Lineup procedure whereby subjects are viewed by a witness individually, one at a time is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Sequential Lineup

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Witnesses who have information about events that occurred before or after the crime refer to _____

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Correct Answer: Secondary Witnesses

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The final stage of memory during which stored information is recalled is known as Retrievel stage.

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Correct Answer: Recalled

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The second stage of memory during which information is placed in memory is known as _____Stage.

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Correct Answer: Retention

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In a lineup situation, the tendency of a witness to identify the person who most closely resembles the perpetrator, even though that person might be actually the perpetrator is known as Relative Judment Process.

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Correct Answer: False

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Witnesses who have direct knowledge of a crime or perpetrator refers to _____

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Correct Answer: Primary Witness

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Photo Lineup is a method of eyewitness identification that involves a witness viewing _____of a suspect and other subjects presented to the witness under the direction of an investigator.

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Correct Answer: Photo

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The manner in which the perpetrator committed the crime is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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A method of eyewitness identification that involves a witness viewing a suspect and other subjects in a controlled setting under the direction of an investigator is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Live Lineup

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Any non accusatory questioning of a person, usually a witness, intended to produce information about a crime or a perpetrator is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Investigative Interview

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Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness characterized by _____ responsiveness to suggestion.

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Correct Answer: Increased

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Witnesses who personally saw the crime occur refer to Eyewitness.

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Correct Answer: True

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Encoding Stage is the _____ stage of memory during which events and other stimuli are noticed.

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Correct Answer: First

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Confabulation is an inaccurate information that may be produced as a result of_____.

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Correct Answer: Hypnosis

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An approach to investigative interviewing designed to elicit accurate details from a witness’s _____ based on deep concentration is known as Cognitive Interview.

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Correct Answer: Memory

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