Instances have occurred in which witnesses described a criminal as black,tall,or young; and then the lineup was held in which a suspect was the only African American among whites,the only tall suspect,or the only young person.Having situations like this would produce
A) the serial position effect.
B) false positives.
C) proactive interference.
D) memory consolidation.

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This scenario creates the possibility of false positives, where the witness may falsely identify the suspect simply because they are the only one who matches a particular physical characteristic described by the witness. This is a potential problem with lineup procedures and can lead to wrongful convictions. The other options (serial position effect, proactive interference, and memory consolidation) do not apply to this situation.

Instances Have Occurred in Which Witnesses Described a Criminal as Black,tall,or