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Social Psych Chap 15 Quiz
Forensic Psych
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
09/18/2008

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Eyewitness testimony
Definition
Most persuasive in court and most important part in determining convictions
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1. confidence in witness
2. ability to recite details
Definition
Proving points of testimony
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80%
Definition
Incorrect and correct eyewitnesses believed this much of the time
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"forgetting curve"
increase in false memories
Definition
Time factors affecting eyewitness accuracy
Term
negative correlation between details
eyewitness confidence
similarity
Definition
Other factors affecting eyewitness accuracy
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Leading questions
Definition
____________ have a stronger effect when coming from authority figures (ex. police, lawyers)
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Eyewitness confidence
Definition
the only jury influence that had an effect on jurors's decisions
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Misinformation effect
Definition
Incorporating "misinfo" into one's memory of the event after receiving misleading info about it
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Reactance
Definition
A motive to protect or restore one's sense of freedom. Reactance arises when someone threatens our freedom of action.
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