PSYC 3350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Recognition Memory, Hypnosis, Cognitive Interview
16 Feb 2018
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Information from long-term memory can be accessed and retrieved as needed: perception/attention stage (i see an unfamiliar male. I notice he has a round face and bushy eyebrows) encoding stage (male, round face, bushy eyebrows) short-term memory (male, full eyebrows) long-term memory (male, full eyebrows) retrieval. Independent variables: estimator variables: variables that are present at the time of the crime and that cannot be changed. Include the age of the witness, the amount of lighting, etc: system variables: variables that can be manipulated to increase (or decrease) eyewitness accuracy, the type of procedure used by police to interview the witness. Recall memory: the primary goal for an officer interviewing an eyewitness is to extract from the witness a complete and accurate report of what happened. Hypnosis: eyewitnesses may be unable to recall very much that was witnessed, possibly because they were traumatized.
