In target-absent lineups,both false identifications and foil identifications can be referred to as:
A)true positives
B)false positives
C)true negatives
D)false negatives
E)none of the above

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False identifications and foil identifications in target-absent lineups are both instances of false positives, as they involve mistakenly identifying an innocent person as the culprit. True positives would refer to correctly identifying the actual perpetrator in a target-present lineup. True negatives would refer to not selecting any participants in a target-absent lineup, avoiding any false positive or false negative errors. False negatives would occur in target-present lineups when the actual perpetrator is not identified.

In Target-Absent Lineups,both False Identifications and Foil Identifications Can Be