1. a) Have you heard or read about the “accuracy” of eyewitness…
Question Answered step-by-step 1. a) Have you heard or read about the “accuracy” of eyewitness… 1. a) Have you heard or read about the “accuracy” of eyewitness memories? Please share your observations and/or experiences.It is well known from many research studies that eyewitness’s memory for details of crimes can contain significant errors.Please watch this video from “60 minutes” (13:07) about a famous case of mistaken identity which resulted in a wrongful conviction. It features Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton. Link (Links to an external site.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4V6aoYuDcg (Links to an external site.) Watch this next video titled “Manufacturing Memories” (1:50 min.) with Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, a professor at UCI, on “60 minutes.” Dr. Loftus is one of the top researchers in the world on eyewitness memories and she coined the term “misinformation effect.” Elizabeth Loftus – Manufacturing Memories (Links to an external site.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcywPdORySA (Links to an external site.) b) After watching these videos and reading over the textbook, what sort of factors increase eyewitness errors?c) In addition, how might police officers taking statements about a crime avoid getting inaccurate information?d) How might a lawyer use this information when evaluating an eyewitness’s testimony?e) What do you think about eyewitness accounts being permissible in a court of law? Do you think that this is problematic? And if so, what could be done? Social Science Psychology PSYC 1A Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
