Magic of the Mind

Can we Believe What We See was written by:

• Cheryl Clark

• Dr. Elizabeth Loftis

• William Shakespeare

• Mrs. Bales

The main topic of the article Can We Believe What We See by Cheryl Clark was

• Eyewitness Testimony

• Visual Perception

• Memory

• Syllables

According to the article, Can We Believe What We See, when what you see differs from what exists, this is called

• an optical illusion

• an optical delusion

• psychological misinterpretation

• deluded memory

The author of The Magic of the Mind, is

• Cheryl Clark

• Dr. Elizabeth Loftis

• William Shakespeare

• Mrs. Bales

In The Magic of the Mind, Dr. Loftis argues that memory is

• always reliable

• not always reliable

• distorted by our past experiences

• magic

What are some consequences of faulty eyewitness testimony?

• bad lawyers in the courtroom

• innocent people might go to prison

• Juries are typically made up of 12 people

• Two witness agree with each other.

In one case that Dr. Loftis discusses, one witness described a plane crash using faulty testimony by testifying that the plane

• did not crash

• went straight down

• went down flat and skidded for 1000 yards

• was a 747 when it was actually a commuter plane

When in reality the plane

• did not crash

• went straight down

• went down relatively flat and skidded for 1000 yards

• Was a commuter plane instead of a 747.