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Eyewitness Testimony: Critical Issue Eyewitness testimony is an important area in which memory theory has been applied. The consequences of inaccurate eyewitness testimony may be serious, especially as jurors are reported to be highly influenced by such evidence. Therefore, it is not surprising that psychologists should be interested in trying to find out what causes unreliable testimony and how to improve it. A number of different avenues of research have been pursued. These include the reconstructive nature of memory, the role of leading questions, the effects of fear and anxiety, and the process of face recognition. Reconstructive Memory ? Bartlett has demonstrated how memory involves an active interpretation and reconstruction of events, influenced by our previous understanding and knowledge about similar events (our schemas). ? Schemas (schemata) are organised packages of knowledge about objects, events e.t.c. built up through experience and stored in LTM. They provide frameworks to help us deal with new information...

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