Memory- eye witness testimony
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- Created on: 01-12-14 18:51
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- Eye witness testimony
- Stages of memory: 1) Encodes details into LTM, may only be partial. 2) Retains information, may be lost or modified. 3) Retrieval. Reconstruction may not be accurate.
- Loftus and Palmer
- 45 students shown vehicle collision. When asked what speed the vehicles "smashed" said 41mph on average. "contacted" was 30mph average.
- After one week "smashed" recalled broken glass.
- Yuille and Castille
- 13 people interviewed 4 months after robbery. Despite two leading questions Ps gave accurate recall
- Suggests post event info might not affect memory in real life.
- 13 people interviewed 4 months after robbery. Despite two leading questions Ps gave accurate recall
- Great reliance on EWT has led to many wrong convictions
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