Monday, September 27, 2010

Memory and the Eyewitness

An eyewitness has long been the most sought after piece of evidence in the criminal investigation of most crimes.  What was once thought to be so valuable has proven to have it's flaws.  Every year innocent people are convicted of crimes they did not commit, often through the use of eyewitness testimony.  Studies in the field of forensic psychology have shown that the memory is a very tricky phenomenon.  Find out what goes wrong with human memory and what can be done to remedy this situation.
http://www.open2.net/youtube_elizabeth_loftus.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-SBTRLoPuo

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