PSYC 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cognitive Interview, Eyewitness Identification

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2002
• Professor: Brenda Baird

Document Summary

Obtain confession: if unable to obtain confession gain info on the person (important goal) Eyewitness id: the role of memory, big eyes but not eye colour. Two diferent memories that are examined, irst is recall memory. Recall memory (like an essay, come up with ur one memory) Recogniion (given cues just have to it the right person. In lab studies: inexpensive (sona study about eyewitness) How fast were the car going when they hit each other. Contaminaion of a memory by another (inducing ideas?) Cogniive interview: more superior then hypnosis, does take longer, needs more efort.