PSYCH 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Eyewitness Testimony, Eyewitness Memory, Innocence Project
25 May 2019
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Eyewitness testimony has been, and continues to be, the gold standard of testimonies. Dr. donald m. thompson, australian psychologists, lawyer, and memory expert. Detained by police in 1975 for rape based on victim"s description. When crime occurred, he was on tv describing how one could improve one"s memory for face. Innocence project estimates 73% of false convictions based on mistaken eyewitness identificat. Arthur l. whitfield released from prison in 2003. Two victims identified whitfield as the rapist, freed by dna. David hansen charged with rape, kidnapping in 2005 on identification from victim. James lee woodard, convicted in 1980 of murder on the basis of two eyewitnesses. Freed by dna evidence in 2008 after 27 years in prison. Marlon pendleton 1992 rape conviction based on victim identification overturned in 2006 bas. Tested ucla students" recall, recognition of apple logo and their confidence. Inattentional blindness: the failure to notice a fully-visible, but unexpected object b tasks, event, or object.
