eyewitness testimony

Question 1

what is an eyewitness testimony?

Answer 1

the ability of people to remember the details of events, such as accidents and crimes which they have observed. Accuracy affected by leading questions, anxiety and post-event discussion

Question 2

what are leading questions?

Answer 2

questions that are phrased in such a way that make it likely that a witnesses’ schema will influence them to five a desired answer or interpretation of event.

Question 3

Loftus and Palmer method

Answer 3

• lab experiment
• 45 American Students from Washington
• shown seven films of car accidents
• 9 participants in each condition
• asked about the speed of the car when the smashed, collided,hit,bumped,contacted each other

Question 4

loftus and palmer results

Answer 4

contacted - 31.8
smashed - 40.8
- associate a more severe verb with a higher speed. misleading information distored the participant’s memory.