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How reliable is eyewitness testimony in both adults and children?
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Course: PSY 307: Cognition Assignment: Essay - 'Critically evaluate recent research on the reliability of eyewitness testimony in both adults and children. What practical and theoretical conclusions can be drawn from this work? Name: Vanessa Jantina Neil Student number: 11170071 Course: Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) For: Dr Rachel Dryer Submitted: Monday 20th October 2003 How reliable is eyewitness testimony in both adults and children? Eyewitness testimony can be defined as the evidence given by an individual in court about people and events of a crime. Eyewitnesses testify about many things, for example, the identification of a perpetrator, which hand a gunman used, the colour of a car, or even recollections of a conversation (Wells & Olsen, 2003). Comprehensive psychological research into eyewitness testimony has been compiled all over the world and findings have mainly been united in finding eyewitness testimony vulnerable unreliability. Despite these findings, the criminal justice system still relies heavily on eyewitness testimonies for the investigating and prosecuting of crimes....
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