COGNITIVE APPROACH 'THE REALIABILITY OF EWT'

Question 1

POST EVENT INFORMATION

Answer 1

-Loftus & Zanni found 7% of people asked if they saw A broken headlight reported seeing on and 17% who were asked if they saw THE broken headlight reported seeing one so post-event information can influence recall
+loftus showed people images of a man stealing a red purse, even with a misleading question 98% of participants reported seeing a red purse/peripheral information an easily be distorted whereas the crucial information is less likely to happen

Question 2

FREUD EGO DEFENCE MECHANISMS

Answer 2

-crimes are highly emotive, these emotions can play a part in the inaccuracy of eyewitness testimonies as they are repressed
+flashbulb memories are highly emotive and create vivid long-lasting memories which improves recollection

Question 3

SCHEMATA

Answer 3

-YARMEY ask 240 students to watch 30 videos of unknown men and asked them to classify the as good/bad. So their schemata play a part in classification so preconceived ideas/ characteristics of criminals can interfere with recall
+schematas are reconstructive and not unreliable as witnesses of armed robbery in Canada gave an accurate depiction 4 months later even with two misleading questions