Key Question Flashcards
1
Q
What is the key question?
A
Is eyewitness testimony reliable?
2
Q
What is eyewitness testimony?
A
It is a recalled memory of a witness to a crime, recorded in a police statement
3
Q
What would MSM say?
A
If witnesses have thought about incident and rehearse it, info would be transferred into LTM
4
Q
What would episodic memory say?
A
Problem in recalling episodic memories is the different context, context is a memory cue
5
Q
What would reconstructive memory say?
A
Witnesses may use schemas to organise memory of incident and add or alter bits
6
Q
What would leading questions say?
A
Loftus and Palmer showed that post- event info in the form of leading questions alters accuracy of pps recall of car accident
