Outline and Evaluate the effects of Age on Eye Witness Testimony (EWT). With child abuse cases on the rise‚ children are being used as evidence in the courtroom; this involves them giving accurate eye witness testimony. Parker and Carranza conducted a laboratory study in 1989 to study the accuracy of age in eye witness testimony. They showed a mock crime scene video to a sample of primary school children and a sample of college students. They found that the primary school children were more likely
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contributions to risk assessment with respect to the potential for violence and dangerousness‚ the accuracy of eye witness testimony‚ the dimensions and assessment of legal competency According to Krauss‚ Liberman‚ & Olson‚ the Texas dealth penalty case Barefoot v. Estelle showed that jurors are more influenced by less scientific clinical expert testimony‚ and less influenced by more scientific actuarial expert testimony. By applying cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST) to juror decision-making‚ the present
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time. Her research was associated with eyewitness recollection earning her numerous awards and she even attended numerous court duties as an expert witness. (Bower) In addition‚ much of the research presented by Elizabeth Loftus featured the untrustworthiness of memory. That memory was susceptible to suggestion of ideas and the twisting of facts. Furthermore‚ it paved way to encouraging a more accurate view on the consistency of an observer or eyewitness. Everyone should be encouraged to read this
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it be deeply ingrained biases growing up‚ or just a prejudice that came about from growing up it has immense repercussions on wrongful convictions. Next‚ is a huge factor that affects many wrongful convictions cases. That would be eyewitness identification. Eyewitness identification has some good factors but also many bad factors. For instance‚ we looked into many studies on how sequential lineups can reduce false identifications of innocent suspects by reducing eyewitnesses’ reliance on relative
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• 2. What are some examples of ways in which observational learning has benefited you in your life? Are there instances in which observational learning has worked to your disadvantage? I have helped in the CCD program in our local church for a second year now. Observational learning has benefited me because‚ I have no teaching skills and I am not a social person‚ I usually was just a helper and never really taught the course‚ there have been instances where the teacher has not been able to come
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common causes of wrongful convictions are eyewitness misidentification‚ improper forensic science‚ false confessions‚ government misconduct‚ informants/jailhouse snitches‚ and inadequate counseling. Bruce MacFarlane‚ a Canadian lawyer said that the single most important factor leading to wrongful convictions is eyewitness misidentification.
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picture is worth a thousand words’. Often for investigating officers‚ eye witness testimony and what is seen‚ is heavily relied on in order to prosecute crimes (Wells and Olsen‚ 2003). As such eye witness testimony and memory has become one of the most researched areas in Cognitive Psychology. What can be quite disconcerting is that from the research conducted into this area‚ the consensus seems to be that eyewitness testimony is unreliable due to many different factors. One of the most familiar being
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After watching the TED Talk‚ “How Reliable is Your Memory” I was saddened to learn how unreliable eyewitness testimony is since hundreds of people’s lives have been ruined because of it. It is important to consider that not every memory someone remembers is real and while their intentions may not be to lie‚ memory itself gets changed unconsciously. Dr. Elizabeth Loftus did some amazing research in understanding false memories and explained how it relates to real-world situations. Dr. Loftus’s studies
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A – What are the main types of pressure groups? There are 4 different types of pressure group. They can be insider or outsider groups‚ or sectional or promotional. They can therefore either be: Insider – promotional Insider –sectional Outsider – promotional Outsider sectional If a group is ‘insider’ they have special connections with those in power. They are regularly consulted on the development of policy and other issues that relate to their cause by ministers‚ decision-makers etc.‚ and
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Forensic Psychology Sources: Mauro‚ Marisa. “What is Forensic Psychology?” Psychology Today. 7‚ June 2012. psychologytoday.com. 18 December 2012. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/take-all-prisoners/201006/what-is-forensic-psychology Cherry‚ Kendra. “Forensic Psychology Careers a Closer Look at Careers in Forensic Psychology” Psychology. about.com. 18 December 2012. http://psychology
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