Analysis of the misidentifications by Jennifer Thompson of Ronald Cotton as her rapist implicated the following factors:
A) weapon focus, schema effects, and inattentional blindness.
B) schema effects, weapon focus, and a lack of confidence in memory.
C) own-race bias, weapon focus, and overconfidence in memory.
D) improper line-up construction and a lack of confidence in memory.

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Jennifer Thompson's misidentification of Ronald Cotton as her rapist was influenced by own-race bias, as she was white and Ronald Cotton was black. Additionally, weapon focus may have played a role as she focused on the gun during the assault instead of the perpetrator's face. Finally, overconfidence in memory likely contributed to her misidentification.

Analysis of the Misidentifications by Jennifer Thompson of Ronald Cotton