Myths
T/F: Children make good eyewitnesses
What is True
Most convincing forms of evidence in clinical trials?
What is eyewitness testimony
Is eyewitness testimony reliable?
What is no
T/F: People won't confess to a crime they didn't commit
What is True
The eyewitness may be interviewed by
what is the police, lawyers, etc
our expectations and beliefs about how the world works can have huge influences on
What is our memories
The type of test that reliably detects deception
What is lie detector test
False convictions based on eyewitness testimony are often overturned by
What is DNA evidence
Some memory errors are so “large” that they almost belong in a class of their own
What is this class of memories?
What is false memories
Accurate memories can be recovered or enhanced through
What is hypnosis
What percentage of cases involve false confessions?
What is 28%
Misinformation in a leading question can lead to
What is inaccurate memory
These memories (vivid and emotionally compelling memories of the circumstances of learning about a subjectively important event) are more accurately remembered than mundane memories.
Define this type of memory
What is Flashbulb memories
Why is eyewitness testimony so convincing?
What is We trust our own perception and experience.
Definition: misinformation that subjects were exposed to after the event (here in the form of a misleading question) apparently contaminates subjects’ memories of what they witnessed
What is the effect being described?
What is the Misinformation effect