PSYCH230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Confirmation Bias, Eyewitness Testimony, Narrative Structure

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH230
• Professor: John Rempel

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Study in identifying the weapon, they were correct less than half the time in identifying the weapon. All they can remember is that it was a gun not what kind in the study after a couple minute break, so witnesses to a crime, give witnesses more credit than is warranted. Story about the woman who got raped, studied suspects face, convicted the wrong person. 11 years later, dna tests proved it wasn"t him. First guy exonerated from crime via dna test in north carolina. Been said that convictions based on eye witnesses are the most common thing that leads to false conviction. Most the thing that dna testing exonerates the most. Difference between i think so and i know so i"m certain. In the example the confidence she showed probably had an impact. Have to keep that in mind and it has an important impact.