Understanding eyewitness events : theory and applications / Sean M. Lane and Kate A. Houston.
"This book examines basic behavioral and neuroscientific research on perception and memory and its relevance for understanding how errors might occur when remembering complex events such as those experienced by eyewitnesses"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781479842513
- ISBN: 1479842516
- ISBN: 9781479877119
- ISBN: 1479877115
- Physical Description: 213 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-201) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction / 1. Memory for Persons / 2. Recognizing Familiar and Unfamiliar Faces / 3. Genuine and False Memories / 4. Distinguishing Between Genuine and False Memories / 5. Emotion and Stress / 6. Remembering Changes Memory / 7. Helping Eyewitness Memory / Acknowledgments / Notes / References / Index / About the Authors. |
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Subject: | Eyewitness identification > Psychological aspects. Recollection (Psychology) Memory. Witnesses. |
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Understanding Eyewitness Memory : Theory and Applications
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Understanding Eyewitness Memory : Theory and Applications
An essential overview of how perception and memory affect eyewitness testimony In 1981, sixteen-year-old Michael Williams was convicted on charges of aggravated rape based on the victim's eyewitness testimony. No other evidence was found linking him to the attack. After nearly twenty-four years, Williams was released after three separate DNA analyses proved his innocence. The victim still maintains that Williams was the culprit. This heartbreaking case is but one example of eyewitness error. In Understanding Eyewitness Memory , Sean M. Lane and Kate A. Houston delve into the science of eyewitness memory. They examine a number of important topics, from basic research on perception and memory to the implications of this research on the quality and accuracy of eyewitness evidence. The volume answers questions such as: How do we remember and describe people we've encountered? What is the nature of false and genuine memories? How do emotional arousal and stress affect what we remember? Understanding Eyewitness Memory offers a brilliant overview of how memory and psychology affect eyewitness testimony, where quality and accuracy can mean the difference between wrongful imprisonment and true justice.