Eye Witness Testimony

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Eye Witness Testimony

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  8. Class content related issues only should be posted to the discussion board. Questions regarding of a personal nature for the instructor should be emailed directly to the instructor and not posted on the discussion board.
  9. Personal discussion between students should be conducted through personal email accounts. Eye witness testimony is generally unreliable for a variety of reason. In order to help you think about this, please watch the 60 Minutes videos on eye witness testimony, Eyewitness Part 1 and Eyewitness Part 2, then review a video by Dr. Norman Anderson, CEO of the American Psychological Association.
  10. If the links do not work, here are the website addresses:
  11. Eyewitness Part 1: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/eyewitness-part-1/
  12. Eyewitness Part 2: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/eyewitness-part-2/Dr. Norman Anderson: http://www.apa.org/news/press/video/this-is-psycho… Submit your answers to the following questions in a discussion post:
    1. Before watching these videos did you think that eye witness testimony was reliable? If yes, why? If no, why not?

    What are some of the reasons why eye witness testimony is unreliable?

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