This article discusses the Loftus experiment which was
conducted to measure the accuracy of eyewitness testimony and memory after
viewing a car accident. Since Psychology is "in the people" it only makes sense
that lawyers, law enforcement agencies, and district attorneys would be
interested in obtaining the information that this experiment provides. Accuracy
of witness testimony is crucial and could sway a jury one way or another. This
study exemplifies why people sometimes remember/explain past events, (that they
had witnessed), inaccurately.
The following link will take
you to a Psychology page in which they list the "Ten Most Revealing Psych
Experiments". Scroll down to #6.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6pwcm8/brainz.org/ten-most-revealing-psych-experiments/
You will notice in #6 that there is a link to the study. Click the link below to read about the actual experiment.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6pwcm8/brainz.org/ten-most-revealing-psych-experiments/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6pwcm8/brainz.org/ten-most-revealing-psych-experiments/
You will notice in #6 that there is a link to the study. Click the link below to read about the actual experiment.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6pwcm8/brainz.org/ten-most-revealing-psych-experiments/
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