Which of the following is LEAST true about eyewitness testimony?
a. Jurors and law enforcement professionals rely heavily on eyewitness testimony when they are deciding whether someone is guilty.
b. Jurors tend to overestimate the accuracy of eyewitnesses.
c. People are better at recognizing faces of people of their own race than faces of people of different races.
d. Writing down a description of someone you saw will make it easier for you to recognize that person later.
Answer: D
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