PSYC 268 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Barista, Flight Controller, Feather Duster

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 268
• Professor: Deborah Connolly

Document Summary

Loftus examined 348 cases for which the only evidence presented was eyewitness testimony and found that the defendant was convicted in th of the cases. In half of those cases of conviction, there was only one eye witness. Cutler & penrod found that mock jurors would convict a defendant twice as often when the defendant was identified by a credible eyewitness as when there was no eyewitness identification. Eye witness plays a significant role in over 75k criminal cases annually in the usa. Estimator variables factors that may affect eyewitness testimony and that are not under the control of the criminal justice system. May affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. Ex: the emotional state of the eyewitness, the amount of attention an eyewitness paid to the event and to the perpetrator. System variables factors that may affect eyewitness testimony and that are under the control of the criminal justice system.