PSYC 3P53 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Guided Imagery, Recovered-Memory Therapy, Free Recall
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Lineup procedures and how they may be biased. The role of memory: eyewitness testimony relies on storing and recalling information, storing memories requires several steps. Short term and long term memory: problems may occur at any of these stages. Types of eyewitness memory: there are 2 types of memory, retrieval that eyewitnesses perform: Recall memory: reporting details of what you saw, describe what happened. Recognition memory: report whether what you"re seeing now is the same thing that you saw at the actual event. How to research eyewitness issues: eyewitness issues can be studied using a variety of methods. Laboratory simulations (most of the research is done this way, but its not the most generalizable, not many consequences to picking the wrong person) Types of eyewitness independent variables: there are 2 types of ivs in eyewitness research: System variables: can be changed to impact accuracy, questioning techniques, line up procedures.
