cog key q

Question 1

ao1

Answer 1

63% eyewitness misidentification so lack of trust in judical system

Question 2

ao1

Answer 2

6% of 252 guilty for crimes not commited
tax payers fund compensation eg 1m for over 10yrs
legal costs,income loss, physical and mental health dammage

Question 3

weapon focus unreliable testimony

Answer 3

issues w identification of suspect
weapon= high focus on threat distracts from encoding relevant info

Question 4

wf wrongful conviction

Answer 4

causes unreliable testimony due to weapon so cog perfom decreases due to high anxiety which can lead to wrongful conviction

Question 5

rm wrongful conviction

Answer 5

ast race stereotypical crimes and assumptions on appearances

Question 6

reconstructive memory unreliable testimony

Answer 6

own race bias so identifying diff people leads to schemas filling gaps incorrectly so unreliable test thru memory