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What is the term for the tendency of eyewitnesses to be more confident in their identification of a suspect when they are shown a lineup that includes a photo of the suspect?
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Confirmation bias
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Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs and to ignore information that contradicts them. In the context of eyewitness testimony, this can lead to witnesses being more confident in their identification of a suspect when they are shown a lineup that includes a photo of the suspect, even if the suspect is not actually the person they saw.