When presented with circumstantial evidence and no eyewitnesses to a robbery-murder case, Elizabeth Loftus found in her study th
at 18 percent of her participants voted to convict the suspect. Presented with the same information plus one eyewitness, ________ percent of participants voted to convict.
Elizabeth Lotus is an American psychologist who has published a series of studies about the unreliability and erring tendencies of eyewitness testimonies.
Elizabeth spent an a lot of effort in understanding the accuracy of memories and how the brain can create false memories by repression and manipulation.
In one of her ground breaking study, Elizabeth found that only 18 percent of her participants voted to convict the suspect when they were presented with circumstantial evidence and no eyewitnesses to a robbery-murder case.
However, seventy-two percent of participants voted to convict the the same suspect when they were presented with circumstantial evidence and one eyewitness.
According to her, one eyewitness can provide a compelling testimony to manipulate the minds of the people. Therefore, it is important for lawyers or anyone to understand the unreliability and erring tendencies of eyewitness testimonies.
Comprehensive sexuality education is the topic of sex. These topics are important in school because it helps you understand more about how you were born.
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La educación integral en sexualidad es el tema del sexo. Estos temas son importantes en la escuela porque te ayudan a comprender mejor cómo naciste.
We've all heard Dr. Singer's case against killing animals for food. But let's face it; this is America and everyone loves a good steak. If you're invited to dinner and the host is serving meat, you're going appear outright rude if you refuse to eat what you're served. The fallacy involved here is Bandwagon
