A good deal of eyewitness identification research suggests that ________ lineups are preferable because they encourage participants to engage in a ________ strategy when making their identification.

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Sequential lineups are considered preferable because they encourage witnesses to make an absolute judgment about each individual in the lineup, comparing each one to their memory of the perpetrator, rather than comparing individuals in the lineup to each other to see who looks most like the perpetrator, which is a relative judgment strategy more associated with simultaneous lineups.

A Good Deal of Eyewitness Identification Research Suggests That ________