Key question (pack 9)

Question 1

what is the key question?

Answer 1

based on theories of memory, is EWT too unreliable to trust?

Question 2

4 pieces of A01?

Answer 2

EWT refers to info given by a witness after seeing an event or crime occur

this is recorded in a police statement or given as a verbal testimony in a court trial

juries pay extra attention to EWT as they are viewed as trustworthy and may be easier to understand than forensic evidence

eyewitness testimony can therefore be crucial in criminal finds

Question 3

How does the MSM (Atkinson and Shiffrin) link to EWT?

Answer 3

information enters your sensory memory through the five senses. if information is paid attention to, it is transferred to the STM

If someone witnesses a crime and they do not pay attention to all the details, they won’t be able to remember everything

only remember what they paid attention to, must be rehearsed

Question 4

how does reconstructive memory link to EWT?

Answer 4

our memory is active and reconstructive
schemas fill in any gaps
post event info such as leading questions can lead to innacurate memory recall

Question 5

how does Tulving’s theory of LTM relate to EWT?

Answer 5

episodic memory was susceptible to transformation, linking to reconstructive memory
Context can aid the recall of episodic memories encode the context and emotional state we experienced at the time of the event, as well as the memory of the experience

Question 6

how does Yuille and Cutshall’s study go against the reconstructive memory?

Answer 6

found that witnesses were highly accurate in their accounts and recall changed little over time. Did note that some details were not recalled.