Eyewitness testimony: misleading information evaluation

Strength: practical application
Loftus believed that leading questions can have a very significant effect on people's memory, and for this reason, police officers should be very careful about how they phrase questions when interviewing eyewitnesses. This research has practical application because it can help us understand how to interview eyewitnesses most effectively, without biasing their responses

Weakness: material used in lab studies is artificial
Much of the research into eyewitness testimony is conducted in labs where participants watch a video of a crime. This is arguably very different to watching a crime…