Eyewitness testimony-general

Question 1

what is eyewitness testimony?

Answer 1

the use of eyewitnesses to give evidence in court concerning the identity of someone who has committed a crime

Question 2

does gender effect eyewitness accuracy?

Answer 2

nope, research was done and the overall abilities of males and females appears to be largely indistinguishable

Question 3

what did Yuille and Cutshall do

Answer 3

interviewed 13 people who had witnessed an armed robbery. The interviews took place more than 4 months after and included 2 misleading questions. The witnesses provided accurate recall that matched their initial detail reports.

Question 4

what does Yuille and Cutshall’s experiment show?

Answer 4

Post-event information may not affect memory in real life EWT

Question 5

Does age affect accuracy of EWT?

Answer 5

Studies have shown that older adults perform poorer, however this difference may be the result from the stimuli typically used in such studies. The majority of studies have tested college students who are asked t correctly identify the faces of similar aged targets, Most research done has been discredited