Eyewitness Testimony

Question 1

Define post event discussion

Answer 1

• a potential source of misleading information where witnesses discuss what they saw after an event. This can affect the accuracy of their accounts

Question 2

Define an eyewitness testimony

Answer 2

The evidence provided in court by a person who witnessed a crime or incident, with a view to identify the perpetrator

Question 3

Anxiety of eye witness testimony

Answer 3

Yuile & cutshall - got witnesses form a shooting in Canada ans those with the highest stress levels had better accuracy in recalling the events that occured (recall was as high as 88%)