Homework: Educate Lawyers about Eyewitness Testimony Slides
You learned about multiple ways that forensic psychologists are involved in legal trials. One such way is assisting with eyewitness testimony. As you learned, there are a variety of theories about the accuracy of eyewitness accounts and how to assess the validity of these accounts. For your homework, you will prepare a presentation designed to educate students in law school about eyewitness research. Your presentation should cover the following:
o Explanation of the cognitive processes involved in eyewitness memories.
o Discussion of the variables that impact memory (age, context, proximity to crime, stress, intoxication).
o Exploration of the procedures used to gather eyewitness testimony and their impact on eyewitness accounts (questioning, perpetrator line up, interview dynamics, demand characteristics).
o Explanation of special populations of eyewitnesses and their suggestibility.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.