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Theory, logic and data: Paths to a more coherent eyewitness science
Author(s) -
Wells Gary L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/acp.1488
Subject(s) - psychology , eyewitness testimony , eyewitness identification , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , computer science , data mining , relation (database)
Building a better scientific literature on eyewitness reliability is a continuous process. The articles in this special issue of Applied Cognitive Psychology are timely and well‐reasoned reflections on the need to learn from the history of the area, recognize the unique ways in which the legal system operates, and develop better theory. The current article comments on these articles and embellishes on some of these points. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.