1. Ch 15: Social Psych in Court
Part 1: Apr. 26, 2013

2. Eyewitness Identifications
Research on eyewitness memory –
Weighted heavily in trials, but how accurate?
One cause of wrongful conviction
Recent cases w/DNA evidence overturning verdict
Juries are influenced by eyewitnesses
Is confidence & accuracy correlated?
Discredited eyewitnesses? Loftus study -

3. The case of Jennifer Thompson’s assault
Details of her case:
How did eyewitness memory come into play?
How did DNA testing come into play?

4. Memory Research on memory: 3 important stages 1) Acquisition
Impact of stress on memory acquisition
Social perception & the unexpected -
Impact of weapons
Impact of race - Own-race bias

5. 2) Storage: Loftus’ research on the misinformation effect:
What is the misinformation effect?
How has she examined this in lab studies?
Car crash example – stop sign vs. yield sign:
Wording of questions (leading questions?):