Morris,who is White,was a witness to a crime committed by one White and one Black suspect.When asked by the police to pick them out of a lineup,Morris was unable to pick out the Black suspect.This illustrates
A) ingroup bias.
B) scapegoat theory.
C) the just-world phenomenon.
D) the other-race effect.

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The inability to recognize faces of people from other races is known as the other-race effect or the cross-race effect. This phenomenon has been widely observed in psychological research and can lead to inaccurate identifications and wrongful convictions.

Morris,who Is White,was a Witness to a Crime Committed by One