PSYCH253 Lecture Notes - Eyewitness Identification, Yield Sign, Whodunit
16 Oct 2011
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Clip rape of jennifer identified rapist as cotton, sentenced to life in prison, dna proved that other man was real rapist. Eyewitness is very persuasive ( i saw the person no reason for her to lie) However, memories are malleable and tend to be influenced by various factors misinformation effect, feedback. Faulty memory is the major cause of wrongful convictions in 180 cases dna evidence exonerated someone; 75% of these cases, conviction was because of faulty eyewitness identification. Jurors and law enforcement professionals rely on eyewitnesses. 3 conditions in robbery/murder case: circumstantial evidence only, circumstantial evidence plus eyewitness declaring that"s the one! , circumstantial evidence, eyewitness declaring that"s the one! defense lawyer discredits witness because of bad vision. Results: 20% voted to convict with only circumstantial evidence, 70% with circumstantial + eye witness, even if witness was discredited, still a high percentage voted to convict, eye witnesses tend to be persuasive even when:
