PSYC 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: 40 Minutes, Eyewitness Identification, Closed-Circuit Television
9 Nov 2015
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A large part of eyewitness testimony rests on memory. There are several process stages: perception/attention stage i see an unfamiliar male. Not all details will go through the memory stages and numerous factors can affect each stage. Eyewitness memory retrieval can be broadly partitioned into either recall or recognition memory. Recall memory refers to reporting details of a previously witnessed event or person. For example, describing what the perpetrator did and what the perpetrator looked like are both recall tasks. Recognition memory refers to determining whether a previously seen item or person is the same as what is currently being viewed. For example, hearing a set of voices and identifying the perpetrator"s voice or identifying clothing worn by the perpetrator during the crime are both recognition tasks. To examine eyewitness memory by using laboratory simulation, an unknowing participant views a critical event, such as a crime, through a slide sequence, a video recording, or live.
