Eyewitness Testimony Flashcard

Front

What type of evidence has been used to exonerate (found innocent after conviction) the majority of falsely convicted individuals?

Back

DNA

Front

Stress generally enhances the brain's ability to construct accurate memories. True or False?

Back

False

Front

All people in a line-up should match the description of the suspect to help prevent confusion.

Back

True

Front

A witness should be pressured to pick a perpetrator from the provided line up.

Back

False

Front

Eyewitness testimony procedures should be videotaped whenever possible.

Back

True

Front

Eyewitnesses who select a suspect out of a lineup minutes after the line-up is given have _______ confidence about the choice they made, even if they were incorrect.

Back

Increasing (more)

Front

When the suspect and the witness are from two different racial backgrounds, the eyewitness is ______ likely to misidentify the suspect.

Back

more

Front

In cases that have been overturned by DNA evidence after conviction, eyewitness testimony was incorrect about __________ of the time.

Back

75%

Front

Memories are like photographs or videos - they are the same each time we think about them

Back

False

Front

The process where the investigator conducting a lineup does not know which person/photo is the intended suspect is called _____________

Back

double-blind administration