Research on eyewitness testimony reveals that
A)highly confident eyewitnesses are usually accurate.
B)it is unnecessary to warn an eyewitness that a suspect may or may not be in a lineup.
C)when viewing a lineup,an eyewitness's confidence in her choice of the suspect can be increased by an authority's confirmation of her choice,even when the choice is wrong.
D)despite public misconception,eyewitnesses are usually very accurate when selecting a perpetrator from a lineup.

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Research has shown that an eyewitness's confidence can be artificially inflated by external confirmation, even if their choice is incorrect, which can lead to wrongful convictions.

Research on Eyewitness Testimony Reveals That