PSY328H1 Lecture : chapter 5
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A large part of eyewitness testimony relies on memory. Stages of memory: perception/attention stage, encoding stage: perceive and pay attention to details in your environment, short-term memory: has a limited capacity, long-term memory: can be accessed or retrieved as needed, retrieval stage. Not every piece of information will go through all the memory stages and factors can affect each stage. Our memory can change each time we retrieve the event; some parts of the event may be embellished or guessed at because we cannot remember all the details. Recall memory: reporting details of a previously witnessed event or person: what the culprit did and what the culprit looked like. can be manipulated or examined within the laboratory simulation. a witness s recall of a crime or the culprit can be examined for the following: y the amount of information reported y the type of information reported y the accuracy of information reported.
