DEF COPY Flashcards
line ups can be
target present or absent
what are present and what is absent
suspect is present
not persent absent all foils
define line ups
placing someone who is suspect of a crime with a bunch of others who are innocent
eyewitness
is the perpetrator that is asked to identify the guilty or odd one out
testify
identification
recognising a suspect
false positive responsive
giving a incorrect answer or choice of culprit in a line up where the culpirt is in fact NOT present
choosing from a abesnt
confabulation
the process of filling in gaps about memory
false memory
remembering smth incorrectly
what is a eyewitness testimony?
the descriptions given by the participant
why is memory unreliable
is reconstructive meaning it many be altered with each retelling post event info can be uncoverd
one problem with eyewitness testimonys
can lead to remembering this that didn’t occur