SOP-3751 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Recognition Memory, Change Blindness, Psy
15 Apr 2019
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Psy of law exam 2 study guide: used routinely by law enforcement. Includes identification of suspect and events (before, during, and after: least reliable. Research has consistently indicated that memory and recall of past events is unreliable and susceptible to distortion: often, most influential. Jurors compelled by it even in the face of contradictory, objective evidence (e. g. , fingerprints, dna evidence: testimony of single confident eye witness is considered by some (40%) to be enough to convict (simons and chabris, 2011) Eye witness identification: perception- cognitive processing of sensory information. Duration of events (over- or underestimated: weapon focus effect. Weapon captures attention (due to danger and novelty) Interferes with ability to see and hear: change blindness. Encoding gaining information: crimes often occur quickly and unexpectedly, notice more about the action than the person, how information is stored matters. Important details may not be stored: simple vs. complex stimuli.
