PSYC 2700 Lecture 5: Forensic Psych Lecture 5
16 Jan 2016
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The role of memory: contributions to wrongful convictions o, perception encodin short term memory long term. Determining if an element has be previously observed. Factors that are present at the time of the crime. Out of control of the legal system: system variables. Factors that can be manipulated to improve witness accuracy. Recall of the event/perpetrator: open-ended, direct question. Studying eyewitness issues: lab/field studies, misinformation effect- lfotus: smashed vs hit. Misinformation acceptance hypothesis: witness guesses what the officer wants the response to be. Source misattribution hypothesis: witness has two memories (i. e. , the original and the misinformation) and cannot remember where each memory originated or their source. Memory impairment hypothesis: original memory is replaced with new, incorrect. Recognition v recall memory: event and perpetrator, recall memory, primary goal: extract a complete and accurate report from a witness, common problems: Memory conformity-witnesses listening to other witnesses and. Hypnosis editing story: purpose: to retrieve a hypnotically refreshed memory, techniques.
