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Eyewitness confidence malleability
Factors that affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony
Various factors may affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, which might prompt
individuals to be indicted for wrongdoings they did not perpetrate. They comprise of;
i. Memory reconstruction; It is a generally expected misinterpretation that the human
memory works like a video recording, permitting individuals to replay occasions to them
similarly as they happened. In any case, Scientific American reports that recollections are
reproduced, not replayed.
ii. Lineup issues; Witnesses are regularly approached to recognize suspects through
physical and photos arrangements. If the appropriate techniques are not followed
nonetheless, police officers may inadvertently demonstrate to witnesses whom they ought
to pick.
iii. Visual characteristics; frequently, witnesses base their distinguishing pieces of proof off
a speculate's characterizing highlights or qualities. Nonetheless, wearing a hairpiece, cap,
glasses, or other camouflage might change an individual's appearance.
iv. Anxiety and stress; seeing wrongdoing can be an upsetting encounter. Now and again,
the nervousness individuals experience because of such occasions might adjust their
impression of whom for sure they saw. This might prompt wrong distinguishing pieces of
proof or declaration.
How might findings from the article reviewed be applicable to other legal or forensic
situations?
The investigations feature the significance of approaches and techniques that keep lineup
executives from giving observers post-ID input after a flawless setup. Albeit further replication
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with changing arrangements (e.g., target-missing) is required, our outcomes stress the need to
gather and record certainty word for word at the hour of the underlying ID strategy.
How might the findings from the article be important to consider for a therapist in clinical
practice or for an educator in a school setting?
Eyewitness testimony is fundamentally significant in clinical therapist practice. The
critical techniques involved by the mental therapist for inspecting the precision of eyewitnesses
include making occasions that clueless individuals witness and afterward gathering their reports
concerning what they saw. This will help the therapist in analyzing the proper treatment of
people.
Factors that can impact memory accuracy
Your convictions, moods, personal experience, and knowledge influence your memories
and discernments while they are being encoded in your mind. This implies that when you recover
a memory, your temperament and different predispositions at that point can impact what data
you review.
Ethical, clinical, or legal situations where an understanding of the accuracy of memory
While its role is intricate, eyewitness testimony is a critical piece of the law enforcement
framework in criminal cases. Whenever a legitimate group presents an eyewitness who can
unquestionably distinguish the suspect and affirm that they saw them carry out wrongdoing, legal
auditors are constrained to trust them.
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References
Greenspan, R.L, & Loftus, E.F. (2020). Eyewitness confidence malleability: Misinformation as
post-identification feedback. Law and Human Behavior, 44(3), 194-208. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000369
