Eyewitness testimonies- PEC

Strength of eyewitness testimony

All research into misleading info has practical applications

Strength of eyewitness testimony - Research into misleading info has practical applications

P: All research into misleading info has important practical uses esp since consequences of misleading ewt can be serious

E: Loftus's belief of leading question's distortion effect means police need to be careful when questioning

C: Research can make a positive impact on people's lives

2 limitations of eyewitness testimonies

Loftus + Palmer's Ps only watched videos of car crashes

Older people less accurate than younger people

Limitation of eyewitness testimonies- Loftus + Palmer Ps only watched videos

P: Ps in Loftus + Palmer (1974) only watched videos of car crashes

E: Doesn't carry same stress that actually witnessing a car crash would have

C: Artificial tasks lack mundane realism leading to less validity

Limitation of eyewitness testimonies - Older people less accurate than younger people

P: Older people less accurate than younger people when giving ewt

E: Anastasi + Rhodes (2006) found age groups 18-25 and 35-45 more accurate than 55-78 and all age groups more accurate when identifying own age group

C: Individual differences should be taken into account when assessing validity of ewt

Who discovered that age groups 18-25 + 35-45 are more accurate than 55-78?

Anastasi + Rhodes (2006)

When did Anastasi + Rhodes do their research?

2006