Which of the following is true regarding age and eyewitness identification?
A)Older adults are just as likely as younger adults to make a false positive decision from a target-absent lineup.
B)Generally,there are significant differences between younger and older adults' ability to make correct identifications.
C)Younger and older eyewitnesses do not differ in their correct identification rate or false positive rate.
D)Overall,older adult eyewitnesses have more difficulty than younger adult eyewitnesses in making correct rejection decisions.
E)none of the above

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Research suggests that overall, older adult eyewitnesses have more difficulty than younger adult eyewitnesses in making correct rejection decisions. While there may not be significant differences in the rates of false positive decisions between younger and older adults, older adults are more likely to make correct rejections of innocent suspects.

Which of the Following Is True Regarding Age and Eyewitness