PSY 200 1st Edition Lecture 13 Current Lecture Eyewitness Testimony -Memory errors can be have huge consequences Persuasiveness of Eyewitnesses-Most persuasive form of evidence (Loftus 1983)Discredited Eyewitnesses -Further research concludes that discredited eyewitnesses are: -not as persuasive as a credible eyewitness-more persuasive than no eyewitnessBetter to have similar-looking group- less chance of blaming the innocent -Even gibing positive feedback after eyewitness ID, can increase confidence of witness when otherwise they were unsure-Suggests that officer conducting line-up should not know which person is the suspectAvoiding Memory Errors-Sequential line-ups -High similarity of people on line-up -No feedback to witnesses-Line-up conducted by “blind” officer and get immediate confidence rating-Explicitly state that perpetrator may not use in line-upEmotion and Memory-Better memory for emotionally charged words (La Bar and Phelps 1998)Why does Emotion Enhance Memory?-Memory modulators:-arousal produces epinephrine in body-epinephrine leads to release of glucose-glucose improves memory-Increases activity in hippocampus because of amygdala response to emotion -Rehearse it more -Sometimes emotion leads to less recallFlashbulb Memories-Highly emotional and personal events are burned into memory like a photograph These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Potential Problems-No way of knowing if the memory is accurate -Confidence is high, but not detailsVividness-While accuracy of memory may not be better, vividness is much higher-The more consequential to you, the higher the vividnessMemory Enhancement -Emotion does promote better recall in some circumstances -Flashbulb memories not necessarily more accurate, but definitely more vividSavants -Some are synesthetes -abnormal binding (e.g. colors and letters or sounds and