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Eyewitness testimony
Author(s) -
Loftus Elizabeth F.
Publication year - 2019
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.3542
Subject(s) - thriving , misinformation , witness , psychology , eyewitness memory , eyewitness testimony , eyewitness identification , forensic psychology , criminology , social psychology , law , cognitive psychology , political science , recall , psychotherapist , database , relation (database) , computer science
Summary The study of eyewitness testimony is thriving. Over the last three decades, psychologists have made important discoveries, and applied those discoveries to the legal system in myriad ways. Along the way, there were disagreements, which were typically healthy in nature. I discuss a few, for example, centering around the impact of misinformation on witnesses, the role of witness confidence and lineup procedures, and expert testimony. The “Memory Wars” were not so friendly, but hopefully the collective effort has helped to make the world a fairer place.