The occurrence of false positives during police lineups can be minimized by all of the following techniques EXCEPT for
A)having all the distractors look like the person witnesses described.
B)warning witnesses that the culprit may not be present in the lineup.
C)using very dissimilar distractors to aid recognition.
D)using a sequential lineup in which one photo at a time is shown.

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Using very dissimilar distractors can actually increase the risk of false positives because it makes the suspect stand out more, potentially leading witnesses to choose them even if they are not sure. The other options are methods aimed at reducing false positives.

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