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Ch 12 Social Psych Law Part 1 Nov 30 2011 Eyewitness Testimony U S legal system assigns significance to eyewitness accounts of crimes but most common cause of wrongful conviction is faulty eyewitnesses Why might eyewitnesses be so inaccurate Issues related to social perception Issues related to faulty memory Eyewitness Memory The case of Jennifer Thompson s assault Identified her attacker via photos line up Consequences of her eyewitness ID The role of memory in eyewitness ID Memory Research 3 important stages 1 Acquisition Impact of stress on memory acquisition Social perception the unexpected Impact of weapons Impact of race Own race bias cont on Fri
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