Cross-race effect (CRE) is ________.
A) the finding that racial stereotypes are equally common among all racial groups
B) the discovery that eyewitnesses are less accurate at making identifications when the suspects are of a different race
C) the discovery that eyewitnesses are more accurate at making identifications when the suspects are of a different race
D) when racial stereotypes increase the probability of claiming that somebody is a suspect if he/she belongs to a race different from that of the witness

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The cross-race effect (CRE) refers to the phenomenon where individuals are generally less accurate at recognizing faces of people from a race different than their own, which is particularly relevant in the context of eyewitness identifications.

Cross-Race Effect (CRE) Is ________