Chapter 5. Eyewitness Evidence

Question 1

Gathering information and putting it in a form that can be held in memory

Answer 1

Encoding

Question 2

Holding the encoded information in the brain over time

Answer 2

Storage

Question 3

Accessing and pulling out the stored information at a later time

Answer 3

Retrieval

Question 4

Imperfections can occur in the process of storage. Our ___ ___, which is the biochemical representation of our experience in the brain, appears to deteriorate with time

Answer 4

memory trace

Question 5

It is harder for people to recognize the faces of people outside their own racial group than it is for people to recognize the faces of people within their racial group.

Answer 5

Cross-Race Effect

Question 6

If eyewitnesses see a perpetrator holding a gun or a knife, their ability to recognize the assailant is impaired

Answer 6

Weapon focus effect

Question 7

The biochemical representation of our experience in the brain

Answer 7

Memory Trace