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[...] even the memories we do have are often quasi-fictionalized reconstructions [...] Ever since I read about flashbulb memory[1] in my psychology textbook, I
by Wingman4l7 14y ago
[...] even the memories we do have are often quasi-fictionalized reconstructions [...]
Ever since I read about flashbulb memory[1] in my psychology textbook, I've felt uneasy about using witnesses for high-profile criminal trials.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashbulb_memory#Stability_over_time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashbulb_memory#Stability_over...
- celticninja 14y agoan eyewitness is usually worse than useless, they can be entirely misleading.
- Wingman4l7 14y agoExactly -- that's why it's so scary to think that their testimony can be so pivotal in a criminal trial.